Pakistani social activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai have also entered the hijab controversy that started from Udupi, Karnataka. Malala described the controversy through social media as horrific and appealed to Indian leaders to stop marginalizing Indian Muslim women.
Malala wrote in her post – Stopping girls from going to college wearing hijab is horrifying. Objections are being raised on women wearing more or fewer clothes. Indian leaders should stop marginalizing Muslim women.
The controversy over the hijab started in January
The hijab controversy in Karnataka started in January. In Udupi's Government PU College, 6 Muslim girl students were barred from attending class wearing hijab. The college management had cited the new uniform policy as the reason. After this, some girls filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court. The girls argue that not allowing them to wear the hijab is a violation of their fundamental right under Articles 14 and 25 of the Constitution.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh added Gajwa-e-Hind angle
A new angle was added to the Karnataka hijab on Tuesday when Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that Ghazwa-e-Hind was behind the hijab controversy. He termed it as a conspiracy to disturb communal harmony. To stop the ruckus, the Karnataka government had to direct the closure of schools and colleges for the next three days.
MP's school education minister justifies hijab ban
Now, this dispute went beyond the boundaries of Karnataka and reached other states as well. Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar said that it is right to ban the hijab. He said that our government will emphasize discipline. Hijab is not part of the school uniform, so wearing it to school should be banned.
Hearing in High Court again today
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday heard four petitions filed by Muslim girl students in the hijab case. Justice Krishna Dixit said that we will go by reason and law, not by anyone's passion or feelings. We will do what the Constitution says. The Constitution itself is the Bhagavad Gita for us. The court will once again hear the matter at 2.30 pm on Wednesday.
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