<span style="color: #222222;">Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi, seeking reasons for prohibiting the entry of women and girls without male companions in Jama Masjid.<br />''<br />''Reportedly, a notice has been placed at the entry of Jama Masjid, Delhi which read, the board prohibits the entry of women and girls in the Masjid who are not with male companions.<br />''<br />''Taking congnizance of this restriction, Ms Maliwal in the notice on Thursday said that preventing women to freely enter and practice their religion in the mosque is highly discriminatory and an extremely regressive practice as a place of worship should be open to everyone, regardless of their gender. <br />''<br />''She said, such an order is clearly misogynistic and against the ethos of the Constitution of India. The Chairman has sought a reply in this matter by next Monday.  </span><br />