SP Leader Rubina Khanam has now come up with a justification for her 'chopping hands remark', which she made on Saturday, February 12 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. She said that anybody who tries to touch the hijab will have their hands chopped off. The statement has now sparked controversy in connection with the Karnataka hijab dispute spreading across India.
Rubina Khanam sparked a debate when she said, "If you try to play with the dignity of the daughters and sisters of India, it will not be long before they become like Jhansi ki Rani and Razia Sultana and chop off the hands of those who touch their hijabs."
The SP leader Rubina Khanam also stated that India is a country of diversity and that it should not matter whether an individual has a tilak on the forehead or is wearing a turban or hijab. She said, "ghunghat and hijab were integral parts of Indian culture and traditions and creating a controversy by politicising these issues is terrible".
SP Leader Rubina Khanam Controversy:
In a recorded ">video she was heard threatening to cut off people's hands if they touch women's hijabs. She was heard saying that the hijab row going in Karnataka is an attack on "our daughter's self-pride" and " we will chop off their hands". She said, "Politicisation on these things is the epitome of low. Will these Kaliyugi Raavans rob us of our Hijabs? Don't do the mistake of underestimating women. "
According to another report she also added, "The government may be run by any party, but no one should make the mistake of considering women weak."
She came up with a justification for her previous remarks after her statement created controversy by wondering what one should do if a cloth is snatched off their head. Speaking to ANI, Rubina Khanum stated, "Whatever I said was completely correct. In this nation, anyone can wear anything they want to. What is this chaos of not letting them wear a hijab? If you try to snatch the cloth from our head, what will anyone do ? If this happens to anyone's daughter, what will you do?"
The remarks by the Samajwadi Party leader came amid the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which will end on March 7. On March 10, the votes will be counted.
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The Karnataka hijab issue came up after a group of teenage Muslim students in Udupi were denied entry to their college because they wore hijabs. As more universities and schools issued identical directives, the issue expanded across the state. Students from opposing organisations began protesting in support of and against the freedom to wear hijabs in educational institutions. Saffron scarves were worn by those who opposed Muslim girls.
The disagreement erupted into a full-fledged war of words, with national political parties giving statements on the same. The protests have since extended across the country, and the case is currently being heard by the Karnataka High Court.
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