: No hijab ban on campus, restriction only inside classrooms, Karnataka government tells HC #IndiaNEWS The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the state’s High Court that there is no restriction on

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No hijab ban on campus, restriction only inside classrooms, Karnataka government tells HC #IndiaNEWS
The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the state’s High Court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab in campuses of educational institutes in the state, ANI reported. Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi said that the ban on headscarves imposed by the state was applicable only inside classrooms and during class hours.The Karnataka government’s argument that the hijab ban is not applicable outside classrooms is significant as many educational institutions in Karnataka, over the last couple of weeks, have made students and teachers take off their headscarves and burqas before entering the premises.The High Court is hearing pleas filed by the students of the Government Women’s Pre-University College seeking permission to wear hijab to educational institutions. They have been protesting since last month after they were not allowed to attend classes for being dressed in hijab. Similar protests have also taken place across the state.On February 5, the Karnataka government had passed an order banning clothes that “disturb equality, integrity and public order�. On February 10, a three-judge bench had barred the students in Karnataka from wearing “religious clothes� in schools and colleges until further orders.At Tuesday’s hearing, Navadgi had told the court that there was no restriction on wearing hijab in the country, The Indian Express reported.“The right to wear hijab under Article 19(1)(a)...Read more

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