Karnataka hijab row: Protests over classroom ban spread

A row over Muslim girls carrying headscarves in school rooms within the Indian state of Karnataka has erupted, with protests for and in opposition to the ban taking locations in cities throughout the nation.

The federal government of Karnataka has closed excessive colleges and faculties within the area after some protests by college students turned violent.

The row began when college students at a pre-university faculty in Karnataka’s Udupi district started protesting over the hijab ban, the place college students are enable to put on the hijab on campus however not within the classroom.