A historic private college in the city of Mysore revoked its uniform rule on Friday to allow Muslim students to attend classes with hijabs. This is the first college in the state to take such a decision. “Four students refused to attend classes without hijabs and were protesting,” said DK Srinivas Murthy, DDPU, Mysore. “Some organizations supported him. I visited the college today and discussed with everyone. Meanwhile, the college announced that it was scrapping its uniform rule allowing students to attend classes. ,
The first FIR is after the Karnataka Home Minister’s warning Araga Gyanendra, who has said that there will be “no soft approach” now and directed the police to take action against those violating the interim order. The principal of Empress College in Tumakuru, about 70 km from Bengaluru, had filed a complaint with the Tumakuru City Police against the students for violating prohibitory orders over the past two days.
Students protested and created a ruckus in the college demanding their right to attend classes wearing hijab. In KodaguMuslim male students at Field Marshal KM Cariappa College in Madikeri, some 250 km from Bengaluru, said they would not enter the campus until girls wearing hijabs were allowed inside. Hijab controversy spreads to more colleges Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Friday — at Milagres College, Kavoor First Grade College in Kaliyanpur, Udupi, Mangaluru, and Government First Grade College in Puttur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada. A holiday was declared at the Government First Grade College in Jideklu after three students refused to remove the hijab.
Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah urged CM Bommai to withdraw the order banning hijab in minority institutions, a day after the government issued a circular to this effect.
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