AFTER DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE VHP WOMEN'S WING, A MADHYA PRADESH COLLEGE HAS BANNED HIJAB
BHOPAL:
After members of the Durga Vahini, the women's wing of the Vishva Hindu
Parishad (VHP), organised a demonstration against the institute for permitting
Muslim students to wear headscarves on campus, a government college in Madhya
Pradesh's Datia district has outlawed hijab.
The
restriction comes only days after protests erupted in Karnataka over a decree
prohibiting women from wearing hijab in classrooms. On Friday, the Karnataka
high court issued an interim injunction prohibiting pupils from wearing
religious garb in class until the case is resolved.
Muslim
students were ordered to remove their hijab as high schools throughout
Karnataka began on Monday, despite brewing tensions in the state.
"All
admitted students/girls at the college have been advised that they will not be
permitted to enter the institution wearing clothing from any particular
community or wearing any other special dress, such as the hijab, etc." In
an edict issued on Monday, Datia College's principal, DR Rahul, stated,
"All students should approach this temple of education in a proper
clothing."
After
Durga Vahini members noticed two students wearing hijab in the college, the
order was issued. The members raised a ruckus in front of the principal's
office, demanding that kids wearing hijab be barred from entering. Rani Sharma,
the convener of the Durga Vahini district, said they had been alerted that kids
were going to college wearing hijab and burqa. "We noticed two students
wearing burqas and hijab when we arrived here on Monday afternoon. We organised
a demonstration in support of student equality."
The
edict, according to Rahul, was issued to ensure uniformity in college attire.
"Previously, students would come in regular clothes, but since the
(Karnataka) hijab row, a few have begun to wear hijab and burqa."
There
is no doubt over hijab in Madhya Pradesh, according to Home Minister Narottam
Mishra, a Datia politician. "Please don't make any misunderstandings about
it." I've requested that the district collector look into the [college]
order."
After
some students organised a protest against her outfit, a principal required a
Muslim student to submit an apology letter for wearing hijab in the college in
Satna last week.
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