‘If I were PM for one day, I would ban burqa & hijab’ (Ld)

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Oct 21 : Reshma Khan, the Programme Head at the All India Radio-Akashvani, represents the voice of progressive women in India who are fearless and intelligent, witty yet sensitive and aims at climbing the ladders of progress and promotion while following the values taught by her parents.
Khan, coming down from a line of highly motivated progressive women, who hunted along with their husband beside raising 10 kids, and a mother who was an NCC cadet, has made a mark in broadcasting with her diction, voice, clear punctuation, language fluency, sense of honour and control of voice pitches.
For the past 33 years, she has interviewed many legends and has watched the lives of renowned personalities from close proximity and spoken about their lifestyles from varied perspective.
However, what has been a constant thorn right at the centre of her heart is watching women walking down streets wearing burqa and hijab, especially even in scorching summer.
“If I were anointed the PM for a day, I would put a ban on burqa and hijab for women in the country,” she said, adding “During my posting in Sawai Madhopur, I used to see women draped in burqa walking with four kids in scorching heat with their husband.
“It was disgusting to look at their plight as her shameless husband walked along with her with all the unwanted and unnecessary pride. I always used to think if I can ban the burqa for these women,” she says.