The hijab controversy that arose after restrictions were imposed by authorities of Government Pre-University College for Girls in Udupi resonated in Mysuru when a group of girl students held a demonstration in favour of hijab on February 4.
The students gathered in Bannimantap in Mysuru. They wore hijab and carried placards reading: ‘Hijab covers my hair, not the brain!’, ‘I love hijab’, ‘I choose to hijab’ and ‘Hijab – My pride, my choice, my freedom’.
The students participating in the demonstration were from different educational institutions in Mysuru.