Since a few weeks, at the Government Girls College in Udupi, Karnataka
six women students were barred by the school authorities from entering the classes as they were wearing the hijab.
They were informed that they will be allowed once they remove the hijab. This lead to an argument.
Since then in several other high schools and colleges across the state many girls wearing hijabs were not allowed to enter.
According to them the Hijab is not a part of the school or college uniform.
This is how the row started.
As a form of protest, some Hindus boys have retaliated by wearing saffron scarves,
to protest against Muslim women wearing Hijabs in schools and colleges.
Yesterday on 8th February 2022
the protests escalated as Hindu and Muslim groups threw stones at each other.
In Karnataka's Shivamogga, a group of boys wearing saffron scarves replaced the Indian national flag with a saffron flag.
They cheered and danced around.
They did not want the women wearing hijab to enter schools and colleges.
The police used teargas to disperse protesters.
A video has gone viral where boys wearing saffron scarves were protesting.
A woman rode her bike in a burqa and then began to walk.
The protestors then threatened her to not enter the college wearing the burqa.
The woman ignored all of it but the protestors said the burqa was not part of the uniform.
The video went viral and the matter has escalated.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai tweeted saying,
“I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges
to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered the closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days."
The case about should Hijabs/Burqas be allowed is currently going in the High Court and a decision will be made soon.”
The Karnataka HC judge Krishna S Dixit said,
"I will go by the oath I have taken to the Constitution and make a decision soon."
In the meantime, Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar said
“Hijab is not a part of the uniform and it should be banned in Madhya Pradesh schools.”