Owaisi blasts Sena for burqa ban pitch

Owaisi blasts Sena for burqa ban pitch
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Owaisi blasts Sena for burqa ban pitch
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Hours after Shiv Sena proposed to the Centre to impose a countrywide ban on burqa or veils in India, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Sena saying that the “fight against terrorism does not entail the dress, but the mindset.”

Hyderabad: Hours after Shiv Sena proposed to the Centre to impose a countrywide ban on burqa or veils in India, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Sena saying that the "fight against terrorism does not entail the dress, but the mindset."

The Shiv Sena, a key BJP ally in Maharashtra, said on Wednesday that the people wearing face masks or burqas could pose a threat to national security. It cited the example of Sri Lanka, which banned all kinds of face covers this weekend in the wake of deadly blasts that killed hundreds.

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