Karnataka hijab row: Keep emotions away, will go by constitution, says HC judge
India Today
The Karnataka HC has begun hearing the petitions on the controversial hijab showdown taking place in colleges across the state. Justice Dixit stated that he would go by what the Constitution says and not by emotions or passion.
The Karnataka HC has begun hearing the petitions seeking to allow students to enter colleges and schools wearing hijab. Justice Krishna Dixit started proceedings by saying, “We will go by reason, by law, not by passion or emotions. We will go by what the Constitution says.”
“The Constitution is the Bhagavad Gita for me. I have taken the oath to abide by the Constitution,” he said, adding that he has been bombarded with WhatsApp messages over the issue and that students protesting is not something that is seen everyday.
In response to advocate Kamat asking for generosity to allow students to wear the same colour scarves, the judge observed that the Karnataka government has already taken a stand on the headscarf. “If the state is unwilling to budge, we have nowhere to go,” he added.
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