Summary
Karnataka Hijab Controversy Updates: A total of 75,000 more high schools and pre-university colleges are operating in Karnataka. Of these, only eight high schools and pre-university colleges have disputes over the hijab.
Karnataka Hijab Controversy Updates: Karnataka’s hijab controversy, which has painted the country’s political landscape in a communal color between the elections of five states, is not the issue of the entire state. It is only a dispute of selected institutions of the state. This claim has been made by the Government of Karnataka. The state government, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that the image of the state is being tarnished by the hijab controversy. Whereas in reality, it is not so. There are thousands of schools and colleges across the state, but the hijab controversy is happening only in select institutions.
75 thousand high schools and PU colleges in the state
The Karnataka government said that a total of 75,000 more high schools and pre-university colleges are operating in the state. Of these, so far only eight high schools and pre-university colleges are in dispute over the hijab. Whereas in other educational institutions there is no such thing. Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said the problem is confined to only a few high schools and pre-university colleges. We will find a solution for this. He expressed happiness over the observance of orders by the students.
Despite the interim order of the High Court, the dispute did not stop
However, in the meantime, the Karnataka High Court in its interim order barred all students from wearing any religiously recognized clothing like saffron gamchas and hijab inside the classrooms till the decision of all the petitions related to the hijab controversy. Despite this, the controversy did not seem to stop as several girl students insisted on attending classes wearing hijab and burqa on Thursday as well. Protests were held in Ballari, Belagavi, while in Chikkamagaluru, a rally was taken out in support of Hijab.
Tension prevails in Ballari and Belagavi
Meanwhile, tension prevailed over the denial of admission to girl students wearing hijab and burqa at Sarla Devi Pre-U College in Ballari on Thursday. On insistence, the parents and the students staged a sit-in in front of the institute. However, the protesters later withdrew after being persuaded by the police and lawyers. On the other hand, a similar situation of tension was seen in Vijay Institute of Para Medical Sciences in Belagavi. Six people were arrested for raising slogans of Allahu-Akbar in front of the college. According to the police, apart from the students, some outsiders were also involved.
Can take off burqa but not hijab
The girl students supporting the hijab said that we have been coming here to study here for five years. The court has given only a temporary order. We just wish that we would remove the burqa, but not the hijab. If we were not allowed inside, we would sit outside everyday. At the same time, in Chikkamagaluru, students took out a rally in support of the hijab. He said that religious symbols have been banned, so why are Hindu girl students allowed to use bindi and bangles?
Expansion
Karnataka Hijab Controversy Updates: Karnataka’s hijab controversy, which has painted the country’s political landscape in a communal color between the elections of five states, is not the issue of the entire state. It is only a dispute of selected institutions of the state. This claim has been made by the Government of Karnataka. The state government, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that the image of the state is being tarnished by the hijab controversy. Whereas in reality, it is not so. There are thousands of schools and colleges across the state, but the hijab controversy is happening only in select institutions.
75 thousand high schools and PU colleges in the state
The Karnataka government said that a total of 75,000 more high schools and pre-university colleges are operating in the state. Of these, so far only eight high schools and pre-university colleges are in dispute over the hijab. Whereas in other educational institutions there is no such thing. Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said the problem is confined to only a few high schools and pre-university colleges. We will find a solution for this. He expressed happiness over the observance of orders by the students.