Karnataka College 'Forces' Beard Trimming, J&K Students' Body Intervenes
NDTV
The J&K Students Association wrote a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the ordeal faced by students of Jammu and Kashmir enrolled under the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS).
On the intervention of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), dozens of students from J&K studying at the Government College of Nursing in Karnataka's Holenarasipura were allowed to keep their beards on the instructions of the college director and principal.
Dr Rajanna B, director of Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday said that the issue has been resolved.
"We have a nursing college in Holenarasipura where 14 students from Jammu and Kashmir are studying. Few of them were not punctual and there were complaints about their dress code. They also had long beards. The instructors had issued guidelines for students to trim their beards. As this happened, the students complained to the J&K Students Association. Later we came to know about the issue. We had discussions with the students after which freedom of expression was allowed. The issue is resolved now and the students are happy," the director told ANI.
