The controversy didn't stop: Girls arrived in Karnataka wearing hijab for exams, college returned

Posted on 22nd Apr 2022 by rohit kumar

The controversy over the hijab continues in Karnataka. On the one hand, following the guidelines of the High Court, the education department of the state has banned the wearing of hijab in the examinations, while on the other hand, every time the controversy is coming to the fore. The latest controversy has come from Udupi in the state where two hijab-clad girl students were barred from appearing in the PUC examination. These two girls are among the six who are fighting a legal battle over permission to wear the hijab. According to the information, the girl students came out of the center after being stopped from appearing in the examination.

 

 

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The PUC exam which started on Friday in Karnataka will continue till May 18, 2022. Today the first paper was on the subject of Business Studies. A total of 6.84 lakh students are appearing in the examination at 1,076 examination centers across the state. According to the information, Alia reached the examination center in an auto-rickshaw wearing a silk burqa and requested the college administration to allow her to appear in the examination in hijab. However, the college administration denied him admission citing the High Court's decision. After this both, of the girls came back home.

 

 

What is the whole matter?

 

Earlier this year, six girl students of a college in the Udupi district held a press conference alleging that they were not allowed to enter the classroom wearing hijab. After this, the dispute spread throughout the state. In protest against the hijab, many students started coming to school with saffron garlands. Seeing a growing controversy, schools and colleges in the state had to be closed. After this, the girl students filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court for permission to enter wearing a hijab. However, a larger bench headed by Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi had dismissed the petition of the girls saying that wearing the hijab is not a mandatory rule in Islam. The court had directed the state government to ban the hijab and any clothing that can disturb the peace, harmony, and public order.

 

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