Wednesday 13th May, 2026
Srinagar, Jun 28: Reacting to reports that a group of Muslim women in France defied burkini, full-body Islamic swimsuits, ban following which they were fined, former Jammu and Kashmir chief misniter Mehbooba Mufti said it should be a woman’s choice whether she’s comfortable in a bikini or burkini.The two public swimming pools in southeast France were shut down despite the current heat-wave after 10 burkini-clad women, accompanied by activists from the Alliance Citoyenne rights group, went to the Grenoble pools on Sunday.
“It should be a woman’s choice whether she’s comfortable in a bikini or burkini,” Ms Mehbooba, who is the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Along with the text, Ms Mehbooba also retweeted a 1.10 minute video of one of the women, demanding the right to bathe – despite a municipal ban on the swimwear worn by Muslim women. She further said that they will again protest this Sunday
The two public swimming pools in southeast France were shut down despite the current heat-wave after 10 burkini-clad women, accompanied by activists from the Alliance Citoyenne rights group, went to the Grenoble pools on Sunday.
“It should be a woman’s choice whether she’s comfortable in a bikini or burkini,” Ms Mehbooba, who is the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Along with the text, Ms Mehbooba also retweeted a 1.10 minute video of one of the women, demanding the right to bathe – despite a municipal ban on the swimwear worn by Muslim women. She further said that they will again protest this Sunday
(UNI)