BJP's Madhavi Latha checks identities of Muslim women, asks them to lift burqa
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Madhavi Latha checks identities of Muslim women, asks them to lift burqa

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Hyderabad K Madhavi Latha sparked a row on Monday after a video emerged where she was seen checking identity cards of burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth, asking them to lift or remove their veil. Latha also asked polling officials to only allow voting once the IDs were properly checked. After voting at the Amrita Vidyalaya, Latha visited several polling booths and stopped at Azampur to check the IDs of women waiting to vote. It said, “A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Smt Madhavi Latha, Contesting candidate, BJP under sections 171C, 186, 505 of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act.” Voting began on at 7:00 am for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 17 constituencies in Telangana.

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ABP News  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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