Boys Protest Against Karnataka College Hijab Ban In Support Of Girls

Udupi Hijab Protests: Student protests in Karnataka over their right to wear hijab in classrooms has now spread to more colleges.

According to reports, in Udupi district's Kundapur, about 40 students stood at the gates of the Bhandarkars Arts and Science Degree College because the staff refused to allow them inside without taking off their headscarves. Many Muslim boys also sat outside the college in solidarity with the girls.

All students between the age of 18 and 20 have been demanding to know why the college has banned hijab when the college rules allow it. The rule says, "Girl students are permitted to wear the scarf inside the campus, however, the colour of the scarf should match with the dupatta, and no student is allowed to wear any other cloth inside the campus including the college canteen"

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Reportedly another college in Kundapur on February 4, 2022 did the same thing. A group of hijab wearing girls were made to stand outside the college for six hours while they pleaded to attend classes. At the Junior PU Government College, girls wearing hijab were allowed to sit in class but two days ago trouble started when a group of boys showed up to class wearing saffron shawls. To avoid conflict in class, the college administration asked the girls to take off their hijab during classes.

The hijab protests started a few weeks ago at the Government Girls PU Girls College in Udupi district. Six Students were allegedly barred from attending classes as they insisted on wearing hijabs. The vice president of the Udupi College Administrative Committe, Yashpal Suvarna of BJP, said that it would only take him "five minutes to stop the resistance with the help of Hindu organisations." He said that out of 900 students in the college only six students are "creating chaos" with the support of Campus Front of India and PFI organisations.

The tackle with the situation, the Home Minister of Karnataka Araga Jnanendra said that students should neither wear the hijab nor saffron shawls in school.

He added, "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."