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Inamullah Samangani said it is pleasing to see Muslim women stand for their religious values and make sacrifices to defend it in various ways, especially in a secular country like India

Asif Iqbal Tanha could be heard saying that the burqa controversy is an 'attack on Muslim women, Muslim identity and Sharia'.

Priyanka Gandhi had earlier conflated the Karnataka hijab row with women's rights issues, falsely insinuating that the hijab-clad girls are being denied their 'constitutional rights'. The reality is that the college administration in Udupi has been trying for weeks to convince the girls to follow the dress code and start attending classes.

Banners supporting Hijab and Burqa were seen Beed in Maharashtra on Tuesday, which were removed later

Samajwadi Party worker pasted party sticker on the back of a burqa-clad woman in Lucknow West

A piece of cloth that is used to assert one's religious identity has taken an ugly, political turn in the current burqa row in Karnataka.

Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, have had a history of commenting on women's choice of clothes as well as leaving sexist comments displaying their toxic masculinity.

Speaking to a reporter, the girls protesting in Karnataka for not allowing hijab in classes said hijab is their priority and not education.

Devadatt Kamat representing Muslim petitioners cited Quranic verses in Karnataka HC to defend hijab in schools

The Karnataka hijab row underscores the growing menace of Islamism that afflicts the Indian society and its threat to country's secular ethos