Legendary lyricist Javed Akhtar criticized the ban on burqa saying that similar action should be taken against the ‘ghunghat’ system prevalent among Rajasthan. Akhtar’s comment came in the wake of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece on Wednesday urging the Modi government to emulate Sri Lanka in banning the burqa on grounds of national security. “If you […]
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I feel that ‘ghunghat’ should go and the burqa should go: Javed Akhtar
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was urged by an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana to ban the burqa. Following this, lyricist Javed Akhtar talked about taking a similar step against ‘ghunghat’ system practiced among the women in Rajasthan. Akhtar stated, “If you want to bring a law banning burqa I have no objection. […]