# Owaisi calls Allahabad HC hijab verdict attack on Islam 2026-08-26T05:12:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has called the Allahabad High Court’s hijab verdict an “attack on Islam”, saying no court should decide what is essential to the faith. The court had dismissed a minor student’s petition seeking to wear a scarf along with her school uniform, ruling she failed to show it was an essential religious practice. Owaisi said the verdict violates Articles 25 and 19 of the Constitution. Speaking at a public meeting in Hyderabad, Owaisi attacked the RSS and BJP for preferring Manusmriti over the Constitution, and questioned the Uniform Civil Code implemented in Uttarakhand, Assam and Gujarat, calling it rooted in Hindu personal laws. NDTV Profit reported that Muslim girls already have the lowest high school enrolment among women in Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court is yet to hear the Sabarimala case on essential religious practices. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Telangana Today reported Owaisi’s full speech, including his attacks on the RSS, Savarkar and the UCC, foregrounding a religious-liberty frame. NDTV Profit added the context that Muslim girls’ high school enrolment in UP is the lowest among women, a fact absent from the first report. Neither source challenges Owaisi’s claims or the court’s reasoning. The coverage is uniform straight-reportage. The Supreme Court’s Sabarimala reference now matters: 20 September is the next hearing date. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - telanganatoday.com (neutral report) Full speech reported including RSS and UCC criticisms, no opposing view included - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Added context on Muslim girls education stats, no other framing shift This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T05:55:34+00:00. Tags: Allahabad High Court, Asaduddin Owaisi, BJP, hijab, RSS, Uniform Civil Code Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/owaisi-calls-allahabad-high-court-hijab-verdict-an-attack-on-islam/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/owaisi-calls-allahabad-high-court-hijab-verdict-an-attack-on-islam/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/