Hijab row: Section 144 imposed around all high schools in Karnataka's Udupi from Feb 14 to 19
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Amid the hijab row, prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed around all high schools in Karnataka's Udupi district. The order will come into effect on February 14 and remain enforced till February 19.
Amid the hijab row, prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed around all high schools in Karnataka's Udupi district. The prohibitory orders will come into effect at 6 am on Monday, February 14, and remain enforced till 6 pm on Saturday, February 19.
Section 144 was imposed after the Superintendent of Police made a request to Deputy Commissioner in Udupi, Kurma Rao. He requested that prohibitory orders be enforced in 200-metre radius area around high schools in the district.
Earlier, the authorities in Bengaluru had imposed prohibitory orders to restrict gathering or agitation of any kind around schools and colleges in the city.
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed around the schools, PU colleges, degree colleges and other educational institutions in Bengaluru. The prohibitory order is in effect till February 22.
The Karnataka hijab row erupted after a group of young Muslim students were not permitted to enter their college in Udupi district on account of wearing hijabs.
The issue spread across the state as more colleges and schools issued similar diktats. Opposing groups of students began protesting both for and against the right to wear hijabs in educational institutes. Those opposing the Muslim girls donned saffron scarves.
The controversy snowballed further with national political parties attacking each other over the issue. The protests have now spread to different parts of the nation and the matter is in the high court at present.
