BJP agent raises ‘Hijab row’ at polling booth, sent out by election officials in TN, later arrested

A verbal duel broke out on Saturday between a BJP agent in a polling station near here when he objected to a woman voter wearing a ‘Hijab’ and others and the Saffron party man was finally sent out of the booth and later he was arrested by the police.

Update: The BJP booth agent, who objected to Muslim women coming to vote wearing a hijab, has been arrested by the Madurai police. https://t.co/zBUhYPrF52

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When the Hijab clad woman voter turned up at a polling booth in Melur of Madurai Corporation to cast her vote in the urban civic polls, the BJP man objected saying she could not be identified.

An argument ensued and polling officials said she was identified on the basis of her voter card (EPIC) and her face was not covered.

Agents of other parties, including the DMK and AIADMK opposed the BJP agent’s objection and said it had no ground. The BJP man argued with police personnel as well.

Eventually, he was requested by authorities to leave the polling station and the woman voted and left the place.