Walking a tightrope on the Karnataka High Court’s hijab verdictthe Congress Tuesday avoided commenting on the benefit of the judgment and as an alternative requested the state’s BJP authorities to make sure training of ladies, peace and concord.
Some opposition events had been important of the decision, whereas many selected to stay silent.
Wary of a backlash, the Congress stated “everyone should wait” for the Supreme Court verdict. The get together’s communication division head Randeep Surjewala stated the onus of making certain training of the woman youngster, together with peace and concord within the academic establishments is on the Karnataka BJP authorities. “The issue is pending in the Supreme Court and everyone should wait for the verdict,” he stated.
Students protest towards the hijab ban in Karnataka (file photograph)
But there have been some completely different views inside the get together. Senior Congress chief and former Law Minister Salman Khurshid advised The Indian Express that if the court docket has dominated that hijab is just not an important a part of Islam, then “amongst scholars of law, this kind of decision making by courts has always been somewhat questionable”.
“It’s not just the ‘essential part of Islam’ aspect. There are other things in the Constitution which are about choice, autonomy, dignity,” he added.
The CPM stated the judgment was a “blow against the universal right to education without discrimination… (and) may have a dangerous cascading impact”.
CPI common secretary D Raja stated: “It needs to be studied. In the meanwhile, religious fundamentalists should not to give their own interpretation to create further communal conflict.”
“I just wish that someday, in the near future, we must discuss freely and fearlessly about the basics of multi-religious and multi-cultural co-existence,” stated RJD chief and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha.
National Conference’s Omar Abdullah stated: “It’s not about an item of clothing, it’s about the right of a woman to choose how she wants to dress. That the court didn’t uphold this basic right is a travesty,” he stated.
Concurred PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti. “On one hand we talk about empowering women yet we are denying them the right to a simple choice. It isn’t just about religion but the freedom to choose,” she stated.
AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi stated: “It’s time to review the essential religious practice test. For a devout person, everything is essential and for an atheist nothing is essential. It is absurd that judges can decide essentiality.”
Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao stated makes an attempt had been being made to sow seeds of poison within the nation. “People put on no matter they wish to. What does the federal government should do with that? Where is that this nation heading to when such issues are blown up,” he stated.
Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad stated, “Uniforms at school are undoubtedly vital. The verdict needs to be accepted and focus needs to be shifted to different points. It was a politically pushed difficulty, contemplating its timing round elections.”
(Inputs from ENS Hyderabad, Mumbai)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
