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To: Shivram Hala who wrote (2232)	8/7/1998 2:22:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Well, at the very least, UCC is peddled as one of the "silver bullets" for India's problems. It is said to be a part of the panacea, if you will. BTW if the UCC is perceieved as anti-muslim many should realize that Hindus are governed by what is called the Hindu Marriage Act. That too goes out the window. Good point. A lot of those "sadhu" f*&^%#s will be up in arms once they see that the UCC accords equal importance to women. If you think that this is far-fetched, read the following article dated just a week ago... [One would have thought that things like this are done by Taliban in Afghanistan, but surprise! -- this is the RSS in New Delhi!] Read on... [The Times of India] Thursday 30 July 1998 Delhi Govt withdraws order banning skirts By A Staff Reporter NEW DELHI: It's back to skirts again. The Delhi government has formally withdrawn its order saying school uniforms for girls should be changed from skirt- blouse to salwar-kameez and dupatta for girls. ''The directive was in no way an act of taking schools to the 19th century, as complained of by certain organisations. All speculations in this regard are imaginary and baseless,'' said a statement from the government on Wednesday. ''But keeping in view the concern expressed by certain sections of the student community, educationists and parents, the department has reconsidered its order and decided to leave it to the schools and parent-teacher associations to decide the dress code. The issue shall now be treated as closed,'' it said. The same order had said the uniform for boys should be full- sleeved shirts and trousers, without a tie. During the day, reported UNI, parliamentary affairs minister Madan Lal Khurana had assured the Lok Sabha that the Centre would direct the Delhi government to withdraw the order. The minister said he had already discussed the matter with home minister L K Advani. The issue was raised during Zero Hour by Congress member Ajit Jogi. The city government had said salwar-kameez not only looks ''graceful'' but also helps prevent dengue fever, by exposing very little of the body to dengue mosquito bites. ''It's ridiculous,'' said Sudha Chakrapani of the Voluntary Health Association of India. ''Dengue mosquito could bite on the face or neck as well. In that case, should the children wear burqa also?'' She has two daughters studying in Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj. There were some parents who felt the order was justified and shouldn't have been withdrawn. ''It's become fashionable to oppose anything which identifies with Indian culture,'' said a parent from R K Puram. He said that just because the order was passed by a BJP-government, one shouldn't assume it has fundamentalist overtones. Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit felt the order infringed on the rights of educational institutions as well as children. ''The dengue plea is hollow. Otherwise, why are shakhas held in knickers?'' she said.