"One of Us Now": Karnataka Student Told In Class After She Removes Hijab
NDTV
"I don't have a choice. I want my education," Sana Kauser, who has been wearing a head scarf for three years, told NDTV. "When I sat next to my classmates without a hijab, a Hindu student walked up to me and said 'you are one of us'," she added
The Karnataka High Court order upholding the state government's ban on hijab in classrooms has left Muslim girl students in a quandary as its implementation begins in schools and colleges of the state. As some decide to drop out or change schools, a student at the government-run MGM College in Udupi told NDTV about her experience when she decided to take off her headscarf.
"I don't have a choice. I want my education," Sana Kauser, who has been wearing a head scarf for three years, told NDTV. "When I sat next to my classmates without a hijab, a Hindu student walked up to me and said 'you are one of us'," added the first year student of computer science.
Until the High Court order, students were allowed to wear hijab in the classrooms. Now they have been given a space to take off the hijab before classes begin.
Many students have decided to drop out, said Sana. "I heard five or six final year students have taken transfer certificates... many students have opted to stay at home," she said.
