Muslim Women Should Not Be Asked to Remove Burqa for Checking: SP’s Bizarre Letter to EC

As the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand inch closer, political dramas and questionable demands are flooding headlines. The latest comes from Samajwadi Party’s Uttar Pradesh Chief, Shyam Lal Pal, who has penned a letter to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2024. His plea? A directive to prohibit police personnel from removing Muslim women’s burqas for identity verification or even checking voter IDs during the bypolls scheduled on November 20.