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Indian Constitution Framers Refused to Regulate Religious Attire


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The Supreme Court of India is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of Karantaka's ban on the wearing of Hijab in educational institutions. Muslim students argue that the ban violates their right to religious freedom guaranteed in the Constitution.  On Day 2 of the hearings, Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, representing the students, referred to the Constituent Assembly Debates on Article 25 and argued that the Constitution Framers rejected a proposal to restrict the wearing religious attire in public.  In this video, we revisit this debate. Was there such a proposal? Who proposed it? Why? Watch the video!

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