Hyderabad, August 26, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the Allahabad High Court’s recent verdict dismissing a Muslim student’s plea to wear a hijab with her school uniform, calling the decision an “attack on Islam” and arguing that it violates constitutional protections.
Addressing a public meeting at the AIMIM headquarters in Darussalam on Tuesday night on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, Owaisi said he disagreed with the court’s ruling and questioned its observation that wearing a hijab could not be established as an essential religious practice in Islam.
“Allahabad High Court has given a judgment today. One of our daughters was wearing Hijab to school. The Court ruled that one cannot wear a Hijab. I disagree with this High Court judgment. This violates Articles 25 and 19 of the Indian Constitution. Who are you to decide what is essential to Islam. It is an attack on Islam,” he said.
The Allahabad High Court had dismissed a petition filed by a Class 11 student of a private CBSE-affiliated school in Prayagraj seeking permission to wear a hijab along with the prescribed uniform. The court observed that the petitioner had not produced sufficient material to establish hijab as an essential religious practice and held that a school can enforce a uniform dress code when it is uniform, bona fide and non-discriminatory.
Owaisi also referred to the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to privacy as a fundamental right and criticised moves towards a Uniform Civil Code, alleging that provisions rooted in Hindu personal laws were being applied to Muslims.
“Uniformity is not equality,” he said, questioning the implementation of UCC provisions in states including Uttarakhand, Assam and Gujarat.
The AIMIM chief also criticised the RSS over the Manusmriti, questioned the Centre’s position on food habits and alleged that issues such as the Uniform Civil Code, cow protection and Vande Mataram were being used to divert attention from unemployment.
On the Vande Mataram controversy, Owaisi said Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore had agreed on limiting its singing to two stanzas and criticised the Centre for legislating on the issue.
He also targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over remarks concerning Mohammad Ali Jauhar and said that encounters, bulldozer action and alleged atrocities in Uttar Pradesh would not end Islam.
Owaisi further claimed that India’s large beef exports reflected what he described as a contradiction in government policy and warned that unemployed youth could eventually take to the streets to protest.
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