Hijab-clad woman may one day be India’s PM, says Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said a hijab-clad woman would one day become India’s prime minister as the country's Constitution accords equal status to people from all communities, unlike in Pakistan, where members of only one religion can occupy the top constitutional posts.
His remark drew a sharp reaction from the ruling BJP, which said that through his “irresponsible” statement, the Hyderabad MP was presenting only half-truth as Muslim women were against the practice of wearing hijAb.
Addressing an election rally on Friday in Maharashtra’s Solapur ahead of the January 15 civic polls, Owaisi said, “The Constitution of Pakistan says that only a person belonging to one religion can become the country’s prime minister or the president. But the Constitution, written by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, clearly states that any citizen can become the prime minister, the chief minister of a state or even a mayor.”
“By the grace of Almighty, the day will come when neither I nor the present generation will be around, but a daughter wearing a hijab would become the prime minister of India,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president said. “I am confident that the day will surely come. The hate you are spreading against Muslims will not last long,” he said, targeting the ruling party. Reacting to it, BJP MP Anil Bonde said Owaisi was making irresponsible statements and accused him of presenting only half-truths.
