Karnataka hijab ban: 58 college students suspended in Shivamogga district

At least 58 female students from a college in Karnatakas Shivamogga district were suspended on Saturday for wearing hijab and also staging an agitation demanding that they should be allowed to attend classesThe students were from the Government PreUniversity College of Shiralakoppa Although the college management development committee tried to explain to the hijabclad students the interim order of the High Court they did not listen and pressed for wearing of the hijab according to the principalHence they were suspended from the college temporarilyThe enraged students got into arguments with college authorities leading to an intervention by the police to disperse themTension also prevailed in Belagavi Yadgir Bellary Chitradurgam and Shiamogga districts when students wearing hijab demanded entry into the classroomsWhile the administration of Vijay ParaMedical College in Belagavi has declared a holiday for an indefinite period due to the protests students of the SJVP College in Harihara boycotted classes after being denied entry to classrooms for hearing hijabHijabclad students also gathered in the playground of the Ballary Saraladevi College after they were turned out from classes They refused to speak to the police and in turn asked not to be disturbedIn Kodagu hijabclad students staged a protest holding placards before the gate of the collegeIn a statement state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said The hijab row is not in all colleges Very few colleges are facing the agitations and they are being warned Section 144 has been clamped in the surrounding areas of the collegesThose who have violated it have been arrested and FIR has been lodged against many he addedThe Minister further said there were communal forces behind the row who have been warned and cases were lodged against themIf someone says constitution and court can be ignored they will not be spared he statedHe stated that on Friday minority community legislators submitted a memorandum to him regarding hijab row I have told them that school should have uniformity I have asked them that jointly we should overcome this situationMeawhile Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he would get all the details regarding hijab rowEducation Minister BC Nagesh has said that Muslim community leaders are with the interim order issued by the court We will continue to explain people about the interim order regarding hijab row and most of them are following the order There is a propaganda which is trying to put religion over education he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever