Terming the wearing of Hijab as per Islamic faith fundamental right to practice essential religious practices, BJP senior leader and chief spokesperson for party’s Minority Morcha Hilal Jan has condemned the attack on Hijab wearing students in Karnataka college.
Jan in a statement to media has appealed the people to maintain the peace and tranquility in the country.
Jan demanded stringent punishment to the culprits involved in disrupting the harmony in the country.
“Culprits tried to breach the peaceful environment in the country by entering the premises of college campuses in Karnataka wearing saffron shawls and stopping Muslim women students for wearing Hijab,” adding, such culprits should be booked under relevant laws for disturbing communal harmony in the region.
Hilal Jan further said that such incidents have given nothing to the country except embarrassment in the world.