If you ban burqa, outlaw ghoonghat too, says Javed Akhtar

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday said he was not averse to enacting a law banning burqa if it was accompanied with a similar action against the ‘ghoonghat’ system prevalent among women in Rajasthan. Akhtar’s comment came in the wake of Shiv Sena mouthpiece on Wednesday urging the government to emulate Sri Lanka in banning burqa on grounds of national security.

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