Senior Kannada writers and citizens’ group Bahutva Karnataka have written open letters to all stakeholders and the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, resepectively, on the hijab controversy.
In their letter to parents, principals, teachers, and other stakeholders, Kannada writers have appealed for a consensus to ensure that girl students are not denied their right to education. Signatories, including Baragur Ramachandrappa, K. Marulasiddappa, and Boluvaru Mohammad Kunhi, expressed concern that students have become the pawns of “communal forces on either side”.
“We need to act in such a way that the situation is not misused by political vested interests,” they said. “The right to education should never be hampered in the name of uniform. It should be made possible to retain uniforms and find an amicable solution for the girl students to get their education. It is their constitutional right and this must be our only focus,” the letter stated.
