'Deeply Disappointing', 'Basic Work Of Students Is To Study': What Leaders Are Saying As HC Upholds Hijab Ban
The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Muslim girl students seeking permission to wear hijab in college
New Delhi: After a marathon hearing for 11 days between February 10 and February 25, Karnataka High Court on Tuesday pronounced the verdict that the wearing of hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Islamic Faith.
The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Muslim girl students seeking permission to wear hijab in college. Court held prescription of uniform as a reasonable restriction, according to Live Law.
#BREAKING Wearing of Hijab is not essential religious practice of Islamic Faith : Karnataka High Court.
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) March 15, 2022
HC Dismisses writ petitions filed by Muslims girl students seeking permission to wear #Hijab in colleges. Court holds prescription of uniform as a reasonable restriction. https://t.co/ZcAoEv9kv3
The bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi held that wearing of hijab is not essential...Uniforms are a reasonable restriction in schools/colleges.
Reactions to Karnataka High Court's hearing:
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and an MP from Karnataka's Dharwad, Pralhad Joshi welcomed the court's decision.
I welcome the Court's decision. I appeal to everyone that the state & country has to go forward, everyone has to maintain peace by accepting the order of HC. The basic work of students is to study. So leaving all this aside they should study and be united: Union Min Pralhad Joshi https://t.co/xb3BeAYBQm pic.twitter.com/PBzQHqzX9A
— ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2022
Another BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay said that he welcomes the court's decision:
I welcome the Judgment of Karnataka High Court on #Hijab pic.twitter.com/i1OjDBJXbK
— Ashwini Upadhyay (@AshwiniUpadhyay) March 15, 2022
Tejasvi Surya, BJP MP for Bengaluru South, sees the hijab ban as strengthening education opportunities for girl children.
The HC judgement is an important step in the direction of mainstreaming & strengthening education opportunities of girl children.#Hijab #KarnatakaHighCourt
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 15, 2022
Former CM of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah is disappointed with the verdict.
Very disappointed by the verdict of the Karnataka High Court. Regardless of what you may think about the hijab it’s not about an item of clothing, it’s about the right of a woman to choose how she wants to dress. That the court didn’t uphold this basic right is a travesty.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 15, 2022
Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar, welcomes the court's decision.
Hijab is not an essential practice of Islam and can't be allowed in schools and colleges, rules Karnataka High Court. I welcome the judgment as it upholds the sanctity of uniforms and brings the focus in schools and colleges back on education.#HijabControversy #Hijab #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/ZGVhVSV6jT
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) March 15, 2022
Mehbooba Mufti calls the court's decision 'deeply dissappointing'.
Karnataka HC’s decision to uphold the Hijab ban is deeply disappointing. On one hand we talk about empowering women yet we are denying them the right to a simple choice. Its isn’t just about religion but the freedom to choose.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 15, 2022
BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi said, "This judgement is a direct slap on the face of CONgress and its Ecosystem."
This judgement is a direct slap on the face of CONgress and its Ecosystem who tried hard to communalise education.
— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) March 15, 2022
I sincerely hope that Sonia's CONgress will stop destroying the future of innocent children at the altar of its appeasement politics.#HijabControversy https://t.co/PKdlqXm29k
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