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Karnataka Hijab Row

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Karnataka: Students asked to remove hijab before entering a school campus in Mandya

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 14, 2022, at 10:10 pm

Mandya: An argument broke out between a teacher and guardians as students were asked to enter a school campus after removing their hijab (a head scarf worn by Muslim girls) in Karnataka's Mandya region, media reports said on Monday.

The incident reportedly occured in Rotary School of the city.

A video of the incident was posted by Indian news agency ANI on Twitter.

#WATCH | K'taka: Argument b/w parents & a teacher outside Rotary School in Mandya as she asked students to take off hijab before entering campus

A parent says,"Requesting to allow students in classroom, hijab can be taken off after that but they're not allowing entry with hijab" pic.twitter.com/0VS57tpAw0
— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2022

Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao described the incident as 'unfortunate'.

"Most unfortunate scenes in front of schools of Karnataka. I hope the High Court understands the situation in its entirety and takes a sensible decision. This is not the intolerant India we want," he tweeted.

Most unfortunate scenes in front of schools of Karnataka.

I hope the High Court understands the situation in its entirety and takes a sensible decision.

This is not the intolerant India we want.#HijabControversy https://t.co/w39VsrGEIV
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) February 14, 2022

The Karnataka government shut down all schools, colleges, and all educational institutions as the row over hijab spread across the state.

Schools for classes 1-10 reopened in the state on Monday.

#Karnataka #MadhyaSchoolHIjab #HijabRow #KarnatakaHijabRow

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