Friday, December 7, 2007

Muslim outfit imposes dress code in Manipur




IMPHAL, Dec 7 –

A Muslim militant organisation in Manipur has asked Muslim girl students to refrain from wearing frock and skirt or any western dress in educational institutions in the State from next year.In a statement issued here, the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) said Muslim girl students should wear the dress accepted by the Islamic law.The statement said anyone violating the diktat of the outfit would be punished and added that civil societies, school authorities and students should not appeal to the PULF to relax its diktat.It said those who violated the diktat would be punished from January 2008. – PTI

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