The PP is taking the proposal to ban the burka to all the town halls of Mallorca and Menorca
The goal is to bring the initiative to the municipal level and demand that the state government prohibit the practice.
PalmThe PP will register in the Consell de Mallorca, as well as in the town halls of this island and Menorca, the popular proposal to request the prohibition of the burka and the niqab in public spaces that was approved this Tuesday in the Parliament.
The goal, PP sources emphasized in a press release, is to bring the initiative to the municipal level and demand that the national government prohibit a practice that "violates the freedom, dignity, and equality of women." With this initiative, the PP intends for the island council and the municipal councils to take a "firm" stance in defense of human rights and support the prohibition of the full-face Islamic veil in buildings and public spaces.
The initiative stems from the conviction that certain practices and symbols "are incompatible with democratic values." The president of the People's Party (PP) of Menorca, Coia Sugrañes, and the president of the PP of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, explained that the motion expressly states that "municipalities should declare that the full-face Islamic veil constitutes a form of oppression and subjugation that violates fundamental rights."