One day a Hijabi will become the Prime Minister of India, says Asaduddin Owaisi | Watch

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi has said that one day a “hijabi” will become the Prime Minister of India. This statement, by the AIMIM chief, was made while he was addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh and also shared a video clip on Twitter.

In the video, Owaisi can be heard saying that hijab-wearing girls will become doctors, DM, SDM and one day PM of India.

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Owaisi has brought the “hijab” row to Uttar Pradesh elections and has accused the BJP government of not allowing Muslim girls to wear a hijab.

While campaigning in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, Owaisi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about empowering Muslim women with the triple talaq law and questioned him over the hijab controversy.

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“Is this his Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign pitch,” he asked.

Saluting the women of Karnataka, Owaisi also talked about how a burqa-clad woman walked into a saffron crowd and chanted “Allah Hu Akbar” and said this is the courage every Muslim should have.

On Wednesday, the Hyderabad MP dialled the hijab-clad girl student who was allegedly heckled by boys wearing saffron scarves in Karnataka.

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“Spoke to Muskan and her family on call. Prayed for her to remain steadfast in her commitment to education while also exercising her freedom of religion and choice. I conveyed that her act of fearlessness has become a source of courage for us all,” tweeted the AIMIM leader from Hyderabad.

The AIMIM leader appreciated her parents for her unapologetic upbringing.

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The Karnataka hijab controversy also reached the Supreme Court but it refused to entertain a plea seeking urgent hearing on petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court interim order in the hijab matter.