May 03
Veteran lyricist and poet from India, Javed Akhtar on has said if a ban was imposed on Burqa, a ban should be imposed on Ghoongat (covering of the face by Hindu women) too.
Javed said that he was not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it was accompanied with a similar action against the ‘ghunghat’ system prevalent among women in 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.
“I feel that ‘ghunghat’ should go and the burqa should go. I will be happy,” he added.
Speaking further on the issue, the Bollywood veteran said, “I have little knowledge of the burqa as there were working women in my family and I haven’t seen the practice at my home.”