Swami Agnivesh justifies ban on burqa and ghoonghat

BHOPAL: Social activist Swami

Agnivesh

has justified ban on both

burqa

and ghoonghat (veil). Talking to reporters in Bhopal on Sunday, Agnivesh slammed the RSS for trying to finish Arya Samaj.


He said, “RSS is the biggest enemy of Arya Samaj”.

Last week, Javed Akhtar had also talked about ban on burqa. Agnivesh, who was in Bhopal to campaign for Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh, said both burqa and ghoonghat should be banned. “In places like Rajasthan when I see a a woman sarpanch working under a ghoonghat, I find it odd. The sarpanch sits in ghoonghat while her husband functions as a sarpanch”, he said.

He condemned Pragya Thakur's remarks on ATS chief

Hemant Karkare

who died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. He said that Thakur's candidature depicts the saffron party's real face.

Pragya, who was recently banned for campaigning for 72 hours due to her remarks on Babri mosque demolition, had said that Karkare had tortured her when she was in custody in connection with the Malegaon blast case and that the officer died due to her curse.

Referring to her remarks, Agnivesh said, "The BJP did not choose Pragya for her spiritual achievement or political maturity, as she lacks both."

He said that after the controversy, the BJP had conveniently disowned her statement. “This shows the true face of the BJP. If they have fielded her, they should own responsibility for her statements.” He alleged that PM Modi is a "liar" who makes false claims.