Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Karnataka Congress leader Zameer Ahmed on Sunday said Hijab means ‘Parda’ in Islam and ‘women get raped when they don`t wear Hijab.’Zameer Ahmed while speaking to ANI said, “Hijab means ‘Parda’ in Islam. Wearing a hijab is not compulsory but this has been in practice for years. #WATCH | Hijab means 'Parda' in Islam...to hide the beauty of women...women get raped when they don't wear Hijab: Congress leader Zameer Ahmed on #HijabRow in Hubli, Karnataka pic.twitter.com/8Ole8wjLQF — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022"The Congress leader was speaking in the context of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan saying that Hijab practice is not written in Quoran. During the protests, some students claimed they were denied entry into the college for wearing hijab. The Karnataka High Court on Friday uploaded the interim order passed in the petitions challenging the Hijab ban in colleges in the state.

Source: dna February 14, 2022 02:35 UTC