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Hijab row: K'taka Minister calls move political, students stick to their stand
Updated On: 20 January, 2022 05:38 PM IST | Bengaluru | IANS
Eight students of the college have been protesting for months on the college campus for being denied entry into the classrooms for wearing hijab along with the uniform. Five of them are studying in II PUC and three students are studying I PUC
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The controversy surrounding the denial of permission to six girl students to classrooms for wearing hijab in the Government Girls Pre University College in Udupi of Karnataka has taken a political turn with the state Education Minister BC Nagesh dubbing it a "political" move and questioning whether learning institutions have turned into religious centres.
Meanwhile, the girl students have decided to continue their protest until they are allowed to attend classes wearing hijab. Eight students of the college have been protesting for months on the college campus for being denied entry into the classrooms for wearing hijab along with the uniform. Five of them are studying in II PUC and three students are studying I PUC.
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