The protests over wearing hijabs and saffron shawls in colleges turned violent in Shivamogga on Tuesday forcing the district administration to clamp prohibitory orders in the city until Wednesday evening.
Hundreds of students took part in the protests against hijabs on college campuses, while those in support of hijabs took out a march. The protest turned violent as both the group came face to face on B.H. Road near the Science Field. A few protesters threw stones, leaving seven students injured.
Many students with saffron shawls gathered at the Government First Grade College in Bapuji Nagar shouting ‘Jai Sriram’. They protested against Muslim girls wearing hijabs. The college staff let the girls inside and insisted that they remove their hijabs before attending classes. There were similar incidents at Government Pre-University College in the Science Field.
