Karnataka hijab row: Sunil Kumar said the government stood with Muslim women by abolishing triple talaq (File)
Bangalore:
With the political sphere heating up over the alleged refusal of women to wear hijab in educational institutions in the state, Karnataka minister V Sunil Kumar has insisted that everyone should follow a similar system inside a government campus.
Kumar told the news agency, “Our government stands with Muslim women by abolishing triple talaq. All those speaking on personal liberty speak on the ban on Muslim women in mosques. Everyone should follow a similar system inside a government premises. should do.” ANI.
His remarks came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Karnataka government over the controversy over allowing Muslim students to wear hijab in classrooms, saying the country is looting the future of its daughters by not allowing them to do so.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted on the occasion of Saraswati Puja, ‘We are robbing the future of India’s daughters by letting hijabs of students come in the way of their education. Maa Saraswati gives knowledge to all. She doesn’t differentiate. Saraswati Puja’ Puja.
On February 4, students wearing hijab were allegedly denied admission to a government college in Kundapur area of Udupi, Karnataka, amid a controversy over wearing headscarves in classes.
State Education Minister BC Nagesh told reporters, “He was not wearing a hijab earlier and this ‘problem’ started 20 days back.”
In a similar incident in the state, students of Chikkamagaluru College wore saffron shawls to register their protest against girls wearing hijab on the campus. Many students also staged a sit-in on Tuesday picket on top of that. After this, the police controlled the situation by entering the college premises.
Seeing the development of the state, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday alleged that the aim is to deprive Muslim girls of education.
“It is a scheme to deprive girl students of education. Its aim is to deprive girl child of education,” Siddaramaiah told reporters in Bengaluru on Friday.
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