Bhopal: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar Thursday said he was not averse to enacting a law banning the Burqa if it was accompanied with a similar action against the ‘ghunghat’ system prevalent among women in Rajasthan. Akhtar’s comment came in the wake of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Wednesday urging the Modi government to emulate Sri Lanka in banning the burqa on grounds of national security.
Talking to reporters in the city, Bollywood lyricist and script writer shared his views on a wide range of issues, including BJP and its Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. “If you want to bring a law banning burqa here (in India) and if it is someones view I have no objection. But before the last phase of election in Rajasthan, this government should announce a ban on the practice of `ghunghat’ (covering of the face by Hindu women) in that state,” Akhtar told reporters here.
