Hijab Row: Karnataka Categories 11, 12, Faculties To Keep Close Until Wednesday

Bengaluru:

Faculties for Categories 11 and 12 and schools will stay close in Karnataka from Saturday until Wednesday amid the row over carrying Hijab through Muslim scholars on campus. The Karnataka authorities lately introduced that categories will stay close because the top court docket will proceed listening to petitions difficult the hijab ban on Monday.

Faculties are, then again, open for college students until Elegance 10.

The protests that started remaining week towards a hijab ban in a single government-run school in Udupi unfold to many different establishments the place women carrying hijabs weren’t allowed access. As saffron scarf-wearing scholars introduced counter protests, violence at one school pressured the police to fire teargas to keep an eye on the flare-up.

The Very best Courtroom lately rejected an pressing listening to at the hijab row, announcing it “will intrude handiest at an acceptable time.” A woman in Karnataka had approached the Very best Courtroom at the topic.

The scholar in her attraction to the Very best Courtroom stated sensible checks will get started on February 15 and “any interference on scholars’ get entry to to instructional establishments will hinder their training”.

The safety forces additionally went on rounds in 3 cities in Karnataka as tensions simmer. The police went on flag marches in Udupi, Chitradurga and Doddaballapura.

The flag march to deal with legislation and order comes an afternoon after the Karnataka Top Courtroom stated it will resume listening to petitions difficult the hijab restrictions on Monday. The top court docket in its period in-between order lately stated no spiritual apparel, whether or not shawls or hijab, will probably be allowed within instructional establishments.

Leader Minister Basavaraj S Bommai has appealed to folks to deal with peace and solidarity.