Karnataka hijab row: What you need to know
India Today
The Karnataka hijab row began on January 1, 2022, and in the last one month, it has evolved into a full-blown controversy. The Karnataka HC will hear the petitions filed by the five girls questioning hijab restriction in classes. Here is everything you need to know about the entire hijab controversy.
On February 8, Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court will hear the petitions filed by five girls studying in a government Pre-university college in Udupi, questioning hijab restrictions in colleges.
The controversy over hijab (headscarf) in Karnataka began on January 1, 2022, when Muslim schoolgirls at Udupi Women's Pre-University college attended classes wearing hijab.
Since then, multiple incidents have taken place all over Karnataka where Muslim girls have come to classes wearing hijabs and Hindu students began wearing saffron shawls as a sign of protest.
Here is a timeline of the entire hijab controversy and everything you need to know.
Muslim girl students of the state-run PU College in Karnataka's Udupi alleged on Saturday, January 1, 2022, that they were denied entry into the classroom for wearing hijab.
Allegedly, principal Rudra Gowda did not permit them to wear hijab in the classrooms. Gowda said the rule was being followed to ensure uniformity in classrooms.
On January 3, a section of college students in Karnataka's Koppa district wore saffron scarves protesting allegedly against allowing Muslim women to wear hijab inside the classroom.
