Hijab Controversy Deepens Again In Karnataka
Hijab controversy deepens again in Karnataka, with university college students sitting on dharna. The hijab controversy has erupted once again in Karnataka.
ABVP students protest against college administration for non-implementation of hijab rule in University College, Mangaluru.
Students say that wearing a hijab is not allowed in all colleges of Karnataka, but in this college girls, students are wearing a hijab.
The ABVP has demanded that if they are allowed to wear hijab in college, they should also be allowed to wear saffron shawls. The students have sat on dharna for their demands.
Hijab controversy deepens again in Karnataka: How did the Hijab controversy begin?
The controversy over wearing hijab in Karnataka started with the government PU college in the Udupi district not allowing 6 girl students of the Muslim community to enter classes for wearing hijab.
Due to this, girls wearing hijab were asked to opt for online classes. The girl students refused to accept the decision of the college and filed a petition against it in the High Court.
Along with this, the girls boycotted the classes in protest against this decision. The hijab controversy, which arose from this college in Udupi, has spread all over the state.
Karnataka High Court gave an important decision on March 17.
The Karnataka High Court had given an important decision on March 17 regarding the ongoing controversy over wearing hijab in educational institutions.
The High Court dismissed various petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions.
During the hearing, the High Court observed that wearing a hijab is not a compulsory religious practice of Islam.
Government orders have to be followed by the students.
The court further said that no case is made out to set aside the February 5 government order.
The court also said that the prescription of a school uniform is a reasonable restriction on which the student cannot object.
Let us inform you that a bench headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi of the Karnataka High Court had reserved its decision on this.
The bench also included Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Khaji Jayabunnesa Mohiuddin.
Karnataka High Court’s decision was challenged in Supreme Court.
In the Hijab controversy, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has now challenged the decision of the Karnataka High Court in the Supreme Court.
The board says that the High Court has misinterpreted the Quran and Hadith. The board moved to the apex court along with two other petitioners named Munisa Bushra and Jalisa Sultana Yasin.
The petition said, ‘This is a case of direct discrimination against Muslim girls. The High Court has created a gap between the principles laid down.
The petition argued that the concept of sensible difference has been completely misinterpreted by the High Court while dealing with the issue of protection of fundamental rights.
