Burqa dance at school function in Maharashtra’s Parbhani upsets Muslims
New Delhi: A burqa dance, performed by six female students in a school in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district, has caused widespread consternation in the Muslim community.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a video of the annual function of Nutan Kanya Prashala has gone viral and sent shockwaves in the community. The dance to the tune of vulgar songs has added to the complexity of the situation.
Oddly, only one of the female participants in the dance segment of the function was Muslim.
The Muslim Adhikar Parishad, a group of social activists, drew the attention of Dadaji Bhuse, Minister of School Education, on the sordid episode.
In a letter, the group demanded action against the school management, maintaining that the dance had hurt the religious sensibilities of Muslims.
The group said the school authorities deliberately made Hindu girls wear burqas and dance to obscene songs insulting the religious symbols of the Muslim community without any justification. The act was done to mislead the community.
“The burqa is an important part of the religious identity and culture of Muslim women’s faith and it is generally accepted that only Muslim women wear the burqa in India. Despite this, the school administration has deliberately hurt the religious sentiment of the Muslim community by making the girls wear burqas and dance to obscene songs,” reads the letter.
The group demanded strict action against the school management and the headmaster of the school.
