TEHRAN- The representatives in the Iranian Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly agreed to the pilot implementation of the Chastity and Hijab Bill for three years.

The report of the Judicial and Legal Committee on the urgent bill to support the culture of chastity and hijab (supporting social health according to Article 85 of the Constitution) was put to the vote, and from 201 representatives present in the parliament, 152 voted in favor 34 voted against, and 7 abstained.

The head of the parliament’s Judicial and Legal Committee Mousa Ghazanfarabadi said about the chastity and hijab bill that it comprises 35 articles in the field of cultural issues for the executive bodies to take measures against the enemy’s psychological war. 
Ghazanfarabadi added that the bill contains 5 chapters, including the general and specific duties of the executive bodies, public duties and social responsibility, and crimes and violations.

The representatives opposed the pilot implementation of the bill for one, two, four, or five years.

“The Judiciary has supported the report of the Judicial and Legal Committee on the Hijab and Chastity Bill,” Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said. 

“The bill was prepared with the cooperation of the Legal and Judicial Committee,” said the parliament speaker, appreciating all the committees, especially the cultural committee.

Earlier, the hijab bill was sent to the joint committee, and lawyers agreed to review it based on Article 85 of the Constitution. So, the responsibility of reviewing the bill was handed from parliament to the joint committee to implement it.