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Owaisi calls Allahabad HC hijab verdict attack on Islam
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.
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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: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
