Hijab row: No ban on wearing headscarf in India, says Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Amid the hijab controversy in Karnataka, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said there is no ban on wearing the headscarf in the country, and people need to understand that constitutional rights and duties are equally important.

Speaking to reporters here, the Minister for



Minority Affairs said, "The matter is in court...There is no ban on [wearing of] Hijab in India. It is clear...Of course, some institutions have their own discipline, dress code and uniform. When we talk of rights of the Constitution, then we have to talk [understand importance] of Constitutional duties also."