Asaduddin Owaisi wants EC to act against Shiv Sena for requesting burqa ban

New Delhi, May 1 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday pummeled the Shiv Sena's article in its mouthpiece 'Saamna' which had requested the inconvenience of a restriction on burqa to guarantee national security.

Slamming Sena's article in its mouthpiece, Owaisi said that it was a violation of the poll code and urged the Election Commission to take notice of it. "Wearing a burqa is a matter of choice and it has become a security threat, so does the Sadhvi's outfit," he said. -

Calling the article a 'Popatmaster' (bearing no meaning at all), Owaisi jested that earlier Sena used to heavily censure Prime Minister Narendra Modi but now they have joined hands and are together.

In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, Shiv Sena called for a ban on burqa as has been done in Sri Lanka following the Easter blasts there. It said that the boycott is as essential as the careful strikes were and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to show strength to go forward with it.

It said that the ban - something similar which the party has proposed in the past - "has already come in Sri Lanka, when will it be implemented in Ram's Ayodhya - this is our question to Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

"This restriction has been recommended as an emergency measure to guarantee the security forces don't encounter difficulties in recognizing anybody. People wearing face-masks or burqas could represent a danger to national security," said the Sena in an article in the gathering mouthpieces, 'Saamana' and 'Dopahar Ka Saamana'.

It said 'no Mahatma Phules or Shahu Maharajs' were born among the Muslims nor were permitted to move toward becoming, which has attempted to the benefit of offbeat components like Shahabuddin, Azam Khan, Owaisi siblings and Abu Asim Azmi.

In the event that such religious practices or customs meddle with national security, at that point it must be finished promptly, and 'Modi should do it now'.

"This work will require as much brave as a 'careful strike'. The Sri Lankan President had done it by medium-term forbidding burqa or shroud or face-fronts of any sorts in every single open spot. This is a work of extraordinary mettle and restriction shown by (Sri Lanka) President Maithripala Sirisena," praised the Sena.

The BJP, be that as it may, played down the demand from its alliance partner.

"Sri Lanka issued a ban because of the scale of the recent attacks there. Under PM Narendra Modi's leadership, India is safe. There is a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism and the country is safe, there is no need for any bans," party spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao told news agency ANI.