Hijab Row widened to Beed, Maharashtra, “Hijab first, books later”

The Hijab row in Karnataka has now spread to other provinces of the country too including Hyderabad, Kolkata, MP and Maharashtra. Banners in support of the burqa were unveiled in the town of Beed in Maharashtra on Tuesday 8 February 2022 evening. The local police took it in hand and removed the posters by late night. AIMIM’s local student leader Farooq Ilukman has been arrested by police to investigate the case. He was released after questioning. Banners were removed late at night.

Banners in support of the Hijab were placed at various locations in the Beed including Bashir Ganj Chowk, Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Rajuriwes Complex etc. Banners read “Pahle Hijab, fir Kitab” which means Hijab first, then a book, and “Hijab is our right”, and “Har keemati cheez parade me hoti hai” which means “all precious things are kept covered” Banners were created by Farooq Ilukman, a former MIM student leader, who supported the hijab after the Karnataka incident.

“This custom is being undermined for no reason,” he said. The Constitution also gives us this right. The case in Karnataka is discriminatory. A ban was erected to reassure Muslim women who were shocked by the Karnataka incident. “

Banners displayed during the day were removed at night in front of police. It is noteworthy that Beed is located in the center of Marathwada district in Maharashtra which was once part of Nizam pre-independence region on September 17, 1948. All eight districts of this region are highly sensitive and socially independent. It was a safe haven for sleeper cells of Islamic terrorist organizations. Mastermind of 26/11 attacks Abu Jundal Jabiuddin Ansari, who ordered the Taj terrorists while he was staying in Karachi, exiting the town of Beed.