People not safe in their houses need to wear hijab: BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya on Wednesday said that the people who were "not safe in their houses need to wear hijab" adding that they are not required to wear it at the educational institutions. Sadhvi said: "People who are not safe in their houses need to wear Hijab.

While outside, wherever there is 'Hindu Samaj', they are not required to wear Hijab especially at places where they study... No need to wear hijab anywhere. Hindus are of such culture that we do not need to wear hijab anywhere."

The hijab controversy began in Karnataka in January this year when some students of government Girls PU college in the Udupi district of the state alleged that they had been barred from attending classes. During the protests, some students claimed they were denied entry into the college for wearing hijab.