Hijab Controversy: Schools and colleges reopened in Karnataka, were closed after the killing of a Bajrang Dal worker

Hijab Controversy: Schools and colleges in Karnataka have reopened on Monday, February 28, 2022. Pictures of many students have surfaced on their way to school and college from Shivamogga town in the morning. Schools and colleges have been reopened in the city after about a week. However, as per the instructions of the state government, the district administration has extended the time limit for the enforcement of Section-144 in the area.

Institutions had to be closed after the murder of a Bajrang Dal worker

Tension escalated in the region when a Sangh Parivar organization Bajrang Dal activist Harsh was brutally murdered in Shivamogga amid a row over whether or not to wear the hijab in educational institutions in the state. During the hijab controversy, the state government had imposed Section-144 in the area because of the possibility of communal tension worsening due to this massacre. Along with this, all schools and pre-university colleges were also ordered to be closed.

Exam time for students is near

However, peace remained in the state for almost a week after the massacre. There was no major incident nor any major protest due to Section-144. In such a situation, the state government has extended Section-144. At the same time, schools and pre-university colleges have also reopened, as the time for examinations of students is near.

Hearing completed in High Court will pronounce the decision soon

At the same time, the full bench of the Karnataka High Court has completed hearing the separate petitions of all the parties filed in the hijab case and had reserved the verdict in the matter. It is expected that a bench headed by Chief Justice of the High Court Rituraj Awasthi may pronounce the verdict in the matter soon.