Hijab Vs Saffron Shawls: Colleges on hold for 3 days in Karnataka, Section 144 Imposed

Hijab in Row controversy began on 1 January 2022 when 6 teenage Muslim girls were not allowed to enter their classroom because of wearing Hijab. The respective principal of the college did not allow them to put on Hijab in the classroom. And since then, many incidents happened and controversy turned out to be a more violent protest.

Later, on Jan 3 some college students wore saffron shawls protesting against permitting Hijab-wearing Muslim girls in the college & inside classrooms.

On January 19, 2022, meetings were made to resolve the issue by grouping parents, students, college officials but the meeting ended without any positive results. And the next day, Muslim girls were seen with placards in their hands, “Hijab is Our Right” written on it.

As the hijab controversy continued to grow in Karnataka, student protests have started intensifying, aggressively spreading in the nearby districts of the state, demanding holidays due to the extreme violence. As telecasted by various news channels known for most reliable breaking news in Hindi on Tuesday, ample numbers of students were seen protesting before the Government Pre-University College in Rabakavi Banahatti in Bagalkote.

On the Republic day i.e. 26 January, Karnataka Govt. along with an expert committee came forward to tackle the situation and proudly announced that all girls should follow the rules until the final decision. But later on 31 January, a Muslim girl filed a petition saying that wearing Hijab comes under the constitution, under our fundamental rights.

The Hijab row controversy spread like a fire and affected many districts of Karnataka. Students of Sir MV Government College of Shivamogga district were seen wearing saffron shawls to protest against the girls, and many students pelted stones at the policemen. And in return, Police responded with tear gas and did Lathi Charge on Antis. To stop further nuisance in the district, section 144 got imposed by the Govt. and forces have been settled down to restrict any activity.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagan (DMK) MP Senthil Kumar raised the Karnataka Hijab row issue in the parliament and resolve the ongoing hijab row issue, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh along with reputed government officials.

CM appealed to the opposition and all the students not to enhance the crucial situation by making “provocative” statements, kindly wait for the High Court order.

Constitution of India offers the right to wear as per one’s choice, as it comes under Fundamental right, but the legality of recent dress code in educational places that restricts wearing Headscarves & Hijabs directly violates the Fundamental rights. If you admire Hindi news then you can either search for top trending news in Hindi to get more detailed information about the Hijab in a row controversy.

So, without presuming any self-made results wait for the final decision of the Karnataka High Court.