A celebrity is as a celebrity does. Whether you are an up and coming YouTube star or the head of a state, if you don’t have a fancy list of demands, then is your fame even legit? Now, there are ridiculous demands. And there are RIDICULOUS demands. What happened during a Yogi Adityanath rally is the latter.
A video has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Yogi Adityanath’s rally in Ballia yesterday, where a Muslim woman is being asked to take off her burqa.
According to Times Now, the woman has been identified as one Saira and is a BJP supporter.
In the video, the woman is seated amidst other female rally-goers. She struggles to cover her head with another dupatta as she tries to take her burqa off under the watchful supervision of a policewoman.
While their conversation is not audible, you can see the entire exchange in the video below.
#WATCH: Woman asked by police to remove Burqa during CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally in #UttarPradesh‘s Ballia, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/CgkQWUnXlC
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017
Now, if you’re wondering what, on God’s green earth, prompted this, there’s a rather bizarre explanation coming up!
According to Ballia Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar, the police has been given instructions that nobody should be allowed to sport black clothing before Yogi Adityanath.
I have not been informed of any incident where a woman was asked to take off her burqa. However, everyone had the instructions to see that no one shows black cloth to Yogi ji. Whatever you are mentioning will be probed and action will be taken.: Anil Kumar, Balia SP pic.twitter.com/7PkgSOAQwF
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017
Kumar has ordered a probe into this matter and will be taking necessary action.
It’s quite the discussion-worthy debate that why a woman, who was simply following her traditions and wearing something that is so commonplace, asked to change her clothing amidst a crowd?
Also, the reason for doing so is something that not many seem to digest.
In all fairness, an explanation and action is due.