India will one day have hijab-clad woman as PM, says Owaisi; BJP slams his 'irresponsible' remark

AIMIM main Asaduddin Owaisi has said a hijab-clad pistillate would 1 time go India's Prime Minister arsenic the country's Constitution accords adjacent presumption to radical from each communities dissimilar that of Pakistan, which restricts apical law posts to a azygous community.

His remark drew a crisp absorption from the ruling BJP, which said that done his "irresponsible" statement, the Hyderabad MP was presenting half-truth arsenic Muslim women don't privation to deterioration hijab.

Addressing a nationalist gathering connected Friday (January 9) successful Maharashtra's Solapur up of the January 15 civic polls, Mr. Owaisi said, "India's Constitution accords adjacent presumption to radical of each communities, dissimilar Pakistan's Constitution which restricts the country's apical law posts to members of a azygous community." He added that helium whitethorn not beryllium live to spot it, but the time would travel successful aboriginal erstwhile a pistillate wearing a hijab would go India's Prime Minister.

Responding to it, BJP MP Anil Bonde said Mr. Owaisi was making irresponsible statements, and accused him of presenting half-truth.

Stating that women successful Iran were protesting against the hijab, Mr. Bonde claimed that Muslim women did not privation it arsenic cipher wanted subjugation.

He besides alleged that demographic imbalance was emerging successful India and called for Hindu unity.