Students stage protest outside college
The Hindu
Several students staged a protest outside SSRG Women’s College in Raichur on Wednesday, demanding that they be allowed to attend classes wearing hijab.
The students, who came in not only hijab but also wearing burqa, shouted slogans against restrictions on them wearing hijab while attending classes. They all were holding placards that “Hijab is our right”.
The administrative authority of the college denied them entry and asked them to remove their hijab before entering classrooms. But, students did not accept the request made by the college authority and continued their protest for several minutes.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.