new Delhi: The controversy regarding Hijab, which started from Udupi, has now spread to many colleges in Karnataka. The matter has now reached the High Court of Karnataka where the hearing in this matter is going on. Meanwhile, the police have protested outside the Girls Empress Government PU College in Tumkur on February 17 against the hijab rule against at least 10 girls for violating the prohibitory orders issued under Section 144 of CrPC. FIR has been registered. According to ANI, the FIR has been registered under sections 143, 145, 188 and 149.
In fact, the hijab protest began last month at the Government Girls PU College in Udupi after six students alleged that they were barred from attending classes for wearing headscarves. In Udupi and Chikkamagaluru, some students objected to Muslim girls wearing hijab and started attending classes wearing saffron scarves. After this the controversy which started from Udupi started spreading to other colleges of the state as well. Now the Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions by five women of a government college in Udupi questioning the hijab ban.
Karnataka: Police have registered an FIR against at least 10 girls for violating prohibitory orders issued under Section 144 of CrPC by staging a protest against the hijab rule outside Girls Empress Govt PU College in Tumkur on Feb 17, under Sections 143, 145, 188 and 149 of IPC
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2022
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High schools and colleges were closed in Karnataka for three days as the controversy escalated in this case. In this case, the Karnataka High Court in its interim order had requested the state government to reopen educational institutions and all students to wear saffron shawls, scarves, hijab and any religious flag during the pendency of all petitions related to hijab. Wearing inside the classroom was banned.