Mumbai college dismisses claims of hijab ban, calls it misinterpretation of rules
India Today
A college in Mumbai landed in trouble for allegedly writing in its regulations that 'girl students in hijab, ghungat, scarf, etc are not allowed inside college premises'. The college claimed that the rules were being misinterpreted.
After the controversy over hijab in Karnataka, a college in Mumbai courted controversy for allegedly writing in its regulations that 'girl students in hijab, ghungat, scarf, etc are not allowed inside college premises'.
As per reports, the prospectus and regulations of MMP Shah College in Mumbai's Matunga area are under scrutiny. The college website reads, "Students should be suitably dressed to maintain the decorum of the college. Wearing a burkha/ghungat or scarves inside the premises is strictly not allowed."
In response to these allegations, the college administration said that it is being misinterpreted.
Meanwhile, MLA Rais Shaikh wrote a letter to the Maharashtra home minister seeking that the college remove the ban on hijab.
A team of India Today/AajTak spoke to MMP Shah College principal Leena Raje who said that the information is untrue and had been misinterpreted. She said there was no ban on hijab in the college, and the reasons are completely different.
Raje said, "Yes, it is written in the prospectus and regulations on the website of the college. However, the reason is that a while back, males would come inside the college wearing complete hijab and harass the girl students. Several such incidents have taken place in the past and therefore we decided to bring this change."
She said that almost 50 per cent of the students in the college were Muslims and that many of the staff and faculty members came to work wearing hijab and asserted that "nobody stops them".
