Giriraj Singh supports Shiv Sena's demand of imposing ban on burqa in India

Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday backed Shiv Sena's demand of imposing a ban on burqa in India, asserting that many blasts have occurred all over the world and in India in the guise of burqa.Citing a ban on the burqa in Sri Lanka after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' on Wednesday demanded the imposition of a similar ban in India."In the country and all over the world several blasts have occurred in the guise of burqa. The burqa should be banned particularly at the time of elections. The Shiv Sena has demanded nothing wrong," said Giriraj Singh.The Sena's proposal, however, was rejected by another NDA ally, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India, who said that burqa should not be banned as it forms part of the country's tradition.The Shiv Sena editorial states "It has happened in Ravan's Lanka. When will it happen in Ram's Ayodhya? We ask this question to the PM as he is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on ...