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NEW DELHI: Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM main Asaduddin Owaisi's remarks of India's imaginable to spot a "hijab-clad" girl arsenic the Prime Minister. He said that India is simply a Hindu federation and the Prime Minister of India shall ever beryllium a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi's remark, Sarma said, "Constitutionally, determination is nary bar. Anyone tin go the Prime Minister. But India is simply a Hindu nation, Hindu civilisation, and we volition ever believe, and we are highly assured that the Indian Prime Minister volition ever beryllium a Hindu person."
BJP spokesperson besides sharply responded to the statement, challenging Owaisi of making a burqa-clad pistillate oregon anyone from the Pasmanda assemblage to marque the President of his ain party.Poonawala said, "Owaisi Miya, determination is nary regularisation successful the Constitution connected whether the Prime Minister should beryllium idiosyncratic who wears a hijab oregon not. Anyone tin go Prime Minister, but first, triumph the votes."
He further went connected to situation Owaisi saying, "Before dreaming of becoming Prime Minister, Owaisi Miya, wherefore don’t you archetypal marque a hijab-wearing woman, a burqa-clad woman, oregon astatine slightest idiosyncratic from the Pasmanda assemblage the president of your ain party?" Earlier, AIMIM main Asaduddin Owaisi, highlighting the inclusivity successful the Indian constitution, had stated that it is his imagination to spot a hijab-clad girl arsenic the Prime Minister of India.
He drew comparisons with the Pakistani constitution, stating that Pakistan's constitution restricts non-muslim radical from holding apical positions.
"The constitution of Pakistan intelligibly states that a idiosyncratic belonging to lone 1 religion tin go the Prime Minister of the country. Baba Sahib's constitution says that immoderate national of India tin go Prime Minister, CM, oregon mayor. It is my imagination that a time volition travel erstwhile a hijab-clad girl volition go the Prime Minister of this country," helium said.The remarks travel amid aggravated campaigning for Mumbai's upcoming civic elections, which are scheduled to beryllium held connected January 15. The results volition beryllium announced connected January 16.
