Fajila Patel is campaigning in a niqab as a Conservative candidate looking for election in Blackburn Borough Council .
The 38-year-old Muslim lady has pledged to "assist make a distinction in my very own group and assist to result in change", talking to the Lancashire Telegraph.
The mum-of-four mentioned: “You'll be able to solely do this by getting concerned. It's not simple and other people might not all the time agree with what you say or do however you'll be able to solely attempt.”
Conservative Celebration chief Boris Johnson has been accused of Islamophobia after he described girls who put on burqas as "letter containers" and "financial institution robbers" in his Day by day Telegraph column in 2018.
In response to the feedback which Boris Johnson apologised for in 2019, Fajila added: “I don't agree with the whole lot a Conservative Celebration politician says or does. In the identical approach that not each Labour campaigner agrees with the whole lot a Labour politician says.
"Some feedback are indefensible. I'm not attempting to make a press release I'm simply attempting to point out that as a girl I could make a distinction.
"Assembly individuals on their doorstep and speaking to different girls within the ward has been nice."
Mrs Patel is married to Altaf (Tiger) Patel, a councillor who calls himself the "Bojo of Blackburn."
She defined her motivation for standing within the election: “I wish to break down boundaries. I needed to assist encourage different girls to come back ahead and be assured sufficient a stand as a councillor.
"Everyone knows that native politics in our group continues to be male dominated. There are far too few girls concerned in native politics and this wants to alter as I do know girls could make an enormous contribution.
“It is vital for ladies to have their voices heard. This was all the time my very own choice.
"There may be additionally a fantastic false impression about females who put on the total veil within the UK. That is based mostly on the media’s portrayal. I do know many who're clever and fully impartial."
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