Say NO 2 'no-burqa' cl.

After listening, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Justice J. S. Verma, a secular man, in the 2^nd Seervai memorial lecture at KIIT Law School, it is surprising to see the news as reported by TOI - Foreigners who come to live in France should sign a contract recognising that the wearing of the full Islamic veil is banned. The government is drafting legislation to restrict the wearing of the face-covering veil after a parliament report last month called for a burqa ban in all schools, hospitals, government offices and public transport. Morano said the newcomers' contract currently states that …polygamy …not allowed in France (which is again a typical characteristics of Islamic Society).

Again President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared the burqa "not welcome" in secular France and is in favour of legislation to outlaw it. Home to Europe's biggest Muslim minority estimated at between five and six million, France has been debating measures to outlaw the veil even though only about 1,900 women wear the burqa, according to the interior ministry. …all women must show their faces when entering public institutions or boarding public transport and keep their face uncovered throughout their presence there. Failure to do so should result in a refusal to deliver the service demanded. French interior minister Brice Hortefeux said in December that both women who wear veils and their husbands should be 'systematically refused' French residents' permits.

Supporters of a ban argue that the veil is an affront to French values and that it is a sign of a type of creeping fundamentalism that must not be allowed to take hold among French Muslims. In 2004, France passed a law banning headscarves and any other "conspicuous" religious symbols in state schools after a long-running debate on how far it was willing to go to accommodate Islam in its strictly secular society.

When it comes to protection of Christian minority in India, the country like France and other EU members come to the frontline to defame India, to nude India in the international arena. But what kind to minority protection they are talking about, when they carry such horrible and stupid ideas towards Muslim minority in their country. Yes! Secular…. What kind of secularism, they lecture. Is banning minorities’ burqa, your Secularism? You don’t allow the minority to observe their fundamentals and come in between the internal matters of this nation i.e. India, which is a land of many faiths but of one national outlook (P. J. Nehru). However look at my nation... my Secularism is of different kind...a different outlook at anyone else can think of... A novel idea to enjoy, cherish and celebrate. The understanding is that…if a State identifies itself with any particular religion, there will be rift within the State. After all, the State represents all the people, who live within its territories, and, therefore, it cannot afford to identify itself with the religion of any particular section of the population… a State should not identify itself with any particular religion... We have certainly declared that India would be a secular State. …a secular state is neither a God-less State nor an irreligious nor an anti-religious State. This was the dialogue of H. V. Kamat in the Constituent Assembly debates in 6^th Dec., 1948. This is my (country’s) version of secularism. My State honours all faiths and gives them equal opportunities.... 

There is no reason why a French woman should not be allowed to enter a public place. Moreover by not allowing they are forcing them stay at home, and not allowing them to integrate into western societies. A civilized State like France should come out from this stupid idea of 'no-burqa' clause.