Karnataka hijab case: Petitioner urges CM Bommai to allow students to write exams wearing hijab
India Today
A petitioners in the Karnataka hijab case requested Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to allow students to write exams wearing hijab.
One of the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab case, Aliya Assadi, requested Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to allow students to write exams wearing hijab.
In a tweet, Aliya Assadi appealed to CM Bommai, saying, "2nd PU exams are going to start from 22nd of this month. Hon'ble CM @BSBommai you still have a chance to stop our future from getting ruined. You can make a decision to allow us to write exams wearing hijab. Please consider this. We are the future of this country."
2nd PU exams are going to start from 22nd of this month. Hon'ble CM @BSBommai you still have a chance to stop our future from getting ruined. You can make a decision to allow us to write exams wearing hijab. Please consider this.We are the future of this country.#HijabisOurRight
Aliya Assadi is one of the petitioners from the Udupi Government College in the hijab case. Other petitioners include Bibi Ayesha Palavkar, Ayesha Hazara Almas and Muskaan Zainab.
The hijab row began in January this year. It was first reported in a government PU College in Udupi where six students who attended classes wearing headscarves in violation of the stipulated dress code were sent out. It later spread to a few other colleges in nearby Kundapur and Byndoor.
The Karnataka High Court later dismissed all writ petitions filed by Muslim girl students seeking permission to wear a hijab in colleges.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that hijab is not an essential religious practice and everyone should abide by the uniform dress rule. To this, the Karnataka government made it clear that everyone has to follow the High Court ruling, or they would not be allowed to write the exam.
