Today there is a school, tomorrow there may be a demand in the security forces: CM Yogi on the hijab controversy

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath Speaking on the hijab controversy, she said that she personally has no objection to wearing anyone’s clothes, but one cannot impose the beliefs of one religion or community on the nation.

Speaking in an exclusive conversation with the Editor-in-Chief and President of India TV Rajat Sharma On Tuesday in Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath said, “Personally, I don’t mind wearing any attire at home or in public. But one cannot impose the beliefs of one religion or community on the nation… “

“There should be a uniform in the school. Today, it is a school, but tomorrow, one can demand it in force. The courts have already clearly told the government that there is a special representation representing a community in the force.” Dress cannot be there. We must respect the spirit of secular position, otherwise it will adversely affect discipline. There is no need to spread indiscipline,” said CM Yogi.

The controversy over wearing the hijab had started after a section of Muslim girls was adamant on wearing headscarfs in college, while the state government broke the norm that made uniforms mandatory for students attending classes in educational institutions.

There have been instances during the past few days, particularly in coastal Karnataka, where some Muslim girl students were not allowed to attend classes wearing hijabs, and Hindu boys who responded with saffron shawls were also expelled from classes. was stopped.

The hijab row took on a political hue, as the ruling BJP stood firmly in support of the uniform rules being enforced by educational institutions, including the headscarf, a religious symbol, while the opposition Congress came out in support of opposing Muslim girls. Is.

The issue began in January at a government PU college in Udupi, where six students who attended classes wearing headscarves in violation of the prescribed dress code were spread to a few other colleges in the city and nearby Kundapur and Bindoor.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was speaking ahead of the sixth phase of the 2022 state assembly elections on March 3. In the coming phase, polling will also be held in Gorakhpur. For the first time, CM Yogi is contesting the assembly elections from Gorakhpur’s Sadar seat.

During the interaction, the chief minister said the BJP would win over 80 per cent seats in the UP elections, and took a jibe at the opposition leaders, saying that many of them had already booked tickets to England, Australia after the results were announced on March 10. have taken. ,

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are being held in 7 phases, out of which voting has already been completed. The last two remaining phases – 6 and 7 – will take place on March 3 and 7.

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