Won't tolerate appeasement: Shiv Sena adopts cautious approach on Nitesh Rane's request to ban burqa during exams
Nitesh Rane's request to «ban burqa at examination centres,» Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare said that if Burqa is allowed during voting, then there should not be any problem with it during examinations.
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However, Waghmare asserted that half of Rane's statement is right that the Mahayuti government is not going to tolerate "appeasement politics".
Speaking to ANI, Shiv Sena's Raju Waghmare said, «What he has said, half of it is right that the Mahayuti government is not going to tolerate the appeasement politics. But at the same time, if it (Burqa) is allowed for the voting, then I don't think there should be any problem with it during the examinations. I don't think for the students and their studies… we don't think that we should carry on this kind of statement because this land belongs to the thoughts and procedures of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Ambedkar....»
On Wednesday, Nitesh Rane wrote a letter to state Education Minister Dada Bhuse, requesting a ban on wearing burqas at examination centres for the 10th and 12th board exams, citing concerns about potential cheating incidents.
Advocating for uniformity in rules for Hindu and Muslim students, he stated that the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, which follows the Hindutva ideology, will not tolerate the politics of
