Karnataka Hijab row: Burqa-clad students denied entry citing HC order

India

oi-Deepika S

Bengaluru, Feb 16: In one more conflict over Hijab, one other authorities faculty within the state has become a website of protest for sending away college students who insisted on carrying the hijab (scarf) in school rooms.

The burqa clad women have been barred entry in a lot of the authorities pre-university faculties resulting in rigidity.

As the stress simmered in Sagara authorities pre-university faculty in Shivamogga district, the faculty authorities introduced a vacation for the day.

In DVS Faculty in Shivamogga, the women who stood outdoors the faculty gate advised reporters that their religion was extra essential than any authorities order.

“At this time was our take a look at and we aren’t allowed to go in. For us, practising our religion is as a lot essential as schooling and Burqa is a part of our religion. We is not going to let take away it,” a lady advised reporters.

In Vijayapura, the women weren’t let contained in the campus as they refused to take away their burqa. Related incidents occurred in Bijapur, Kalaburagi and Yadgir.

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As a result of row over Hijab versus saffron scarves, resulting in untoward incidents in components of the State early final week, Excessive faculties, PU and Diploma faculties faculties have been shut since February 9.

Excessive faculties reopened on Monday.

On January one, six lady college students of a school in Udupi attended a press convention held by Campus Entrance of India (CFI) within the coastal city protesting towards the faculty authorities denying them entry into the classroom by carrying Hijab.

This was 4 days after they requested the principal permission to put on Hijabs in lessons which was not allowed. Until then, college students used to put on Hijab to the campus and entered the classroom after eradicating the scarves, the faculty principal Rudre Gowda had mentioned.

“The establishment didn’t have any rule on Hijab-wearing as such and since nobody used to put on it to the classroom within the final 35 years. The scholars who got here with the demand had the backing of out of doors forces,” Rudre Gowda had mentioned.