Mumbai: A city-based advocate approached police over an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana which called for a ban on burqas in India. In the editorial in Saamana on Wednesday, the Sena had asked PM Modi to follow Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s footsteps and ban burqas and other face veils in India considering the threat it poses to the nation’s security.
Police said advocate Munsif Khan has approached Santa Cruz police station demanding action against Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Rajya Sabha MP and Saamana executive editor Sanjay Raut and others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
“The Constitution has given right to life and liberty to the citizens of India and it allows the citizens to wear clothes of their choice and there is also freedom to follow religion,” Khan’s complaint stated. When contacted, senior inspector Shriram Koregoankar of Santacruz police said police had received an application from Khan but no case has been registered as yet.
