BJP running courts: Congress MLA Irfan Ansari on Karnataka HC verdict on Hijab
Ranchi, Mar 15: Frowning upon the Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state, Congress legislator from Jharkhand Irfan Ansari once again courted controversy on Tuesday by alleging BJP is running courts which is not a good tradition.
Ansari, who is a former working president of the party's state unit, had courted controversy earlier by praising Taliban for having done a good job by forcing the USA to leave Afghanistan, prompting a backlash from the saffron party.
"I won't say anything on the court verdict ...BJP is running courts...This is not a good tradition," Ansari told mediapersons here.
Holding that hijab was not part of the "essential religious practice" in Islamic faith, the Karnataka High Court today upheld the state government's ban on wearing the headscarf in educational institutions triggering protests by Muslim girl students and also a tense hijab-versus-saffron scarf row.
Ansari last year had courted controversy by allegedly supporting Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
Speaking to media persons in September Ansari, a two-term MLA from Jamtara had said, They (Taliban) should be lauded, as they chased the Americans out of Afghanistan. We all know the kind of excesses the American forces used to commit in Afghanistan.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) had then hit back at Ansari, saying his remark showed the Talibani mindset of the Congress.
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V D Satheesan thanks Congress leadership for selecting him as Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Congress CM candidate for Kerala V D Satheesan on Thursday thanked the party high command for giving him such a "huge responsibility".
Satheesan, speaking to reporters here, also thanked Congress general secretary K C Venugopal for coordinating the AICC efforts and supporting all party activities which helped it achieve a huge victory in the assembly polls in the state.
He also thanked senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who worked as the campaign committee chairman, for his role in the party's win, saying "he is my leader also".
Both Venugopal and Chennithala were also in the race for the CM's post.
Satheesan said that he will take both of them into his confidence going forward.
He also thanked the lakhs of party workers and the UDF coalition partners for helping him achieve the post of chief minister, which he termed as "a divine gift".
Satheesan said the party will work to deliver on the promises made to the public and to improve their standard of living.
