HUBBALLI: A state-run college in Bhadravathi town, Shivamogga district, has told girl students who wear hijab to remove it in the waiting rooms and attend classes without it from Thursday.
Principal of Visvesvaraya Government College, Bhadravathi, MG Umashankar said he had discussed the issue with the students and their parents. "The issue has been resolved. They will not wear hijab in class," he stated.
The move by the college authorities came after a section of students came to college wearing saffron scarves and asked their Muslim classmates not to wear hijab during classes. State-run colleges in Karnataka have a uniform code.
The incident comes within a fortnight of students at a Chikkamagaluru college wearing saffron shawls to mark their protest against Muslim girls wearing hijabs on campus.
A few students had been demanding that the college administration ensure students do not wear hijab on campus despite college rules specifying that students do not have to follow a code on uniforms (in this particular college). On Tuesday and Wednesday, many students wore saffron shawls and scarves on campus and staged a dharna against the practice.
