Karnataka: Students Donning Saffron Scarves March To College Amid Hijab Row
Videos have surfaced from Kundapur in the Udupi district showing boys and girls donning the scarves over their college uniforms and raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram"
New Delhi: As the heated protests continue over Muslim students being allowed to attend classes wearing a hijab, some students donning saffron scarves were seen marching to their college.
According to an NDTV report, videos have surfaced from Kundapur in the Udupi district showing boys and girls wearing the scarves over their college uniforms and raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram". Meanwhile, BJP and Congress continue to attack each other over the issue.
Protest against #Hijab continued even today also at #Bhandarkar private college at #Kundapura. This time #Hindu girl students wearing #saffronshawls came to college protesting against hijab. pic.twitter.com/8kmB8M1w3i
— Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) February 5, 2022
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Muslim students can be seen wearing headscarves over their uniforms walking in a separate queue, a police vehicle is stationed near the college. In a video, police personnel were breaking up groups of saffron-clad protestors who had gathered near what appears to be a market area and raised slogans.
The Karnataka hijab controversy continued on Saturday, with the BJP launching an attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his statement on the matter.
Rahul Gandhi stated on Saturday that by allowing hijab to obstruct kids' education, the future of India's females is being jeopardised.
By letting students’ hijab come in the way of their education, we are robbing the future of the daughters of India.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 5, 2022
Ma Saraswati gives knowledge to all. She doesn’t differentiate. #SaraswatiPuja
According to the report, "Schools are the place where children belonging to all religions should learn together and imbibe a feeling that we are not different, and all are children of Bharat Mata," Jnanendra had told reporters.
"There are religious organisations who think otherwise, I have asked the police to keep a watch on them. Those who cause hindrance or undermine this country's unity, they have to be dealt with," he had said.
On Wednesday, some students of the Government First Grade College have protested wearing saffron stoles allegedly against certain students for wearing hijabs to classes, reports ANI.
The controversy sparked in the month of December when several Muslim students were not allowed to enter the classes for wearing hijabs. They spent almost a month without attending the classes before the college was shut down after a few students tested positive for Covid-19.
The college, however, in a statement said that it took that steps to maintain 'uniformity', this news web portal reported earlier.
One of the students who protesting are protesting for permission to attend classes with hijab has moved to the state High Court seeking relief. The student who goes by the name Resham Farooq, has requested the declaration of the wearing of hijab as a fundamental right under articles 14 and 25 of the Indian constitution. The student has sought interim order from the High Court regarding students attending classes wearing hijab.
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