Hijab-Clad Students Allowed Entry In Karnataka College; Seated In Separate Classrooms
Mumbai: Amid the hijab row in Karnataka, the Government PU College in Udupi’s Kundapur on Monday allowed students wearing hijabs to enter the campus. However, such students will be seated in separate classrooms, informed the school administration.
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Additional superintendent of police ST Siddalingappa said, “The situation in Kundapura is under control, and students are being allowed to enter colleges and campus even wearing hijabs. There is no law and order situation in Kundapura.”
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Students were protesting near the campus on Friday after they were allegedly denied admission in a government PU college for wearing a hijab.
The Board of Pre-University Education had issued a circular on Saturday saying that students can only wear uniforms approved by the school administration and no other religious practices will be allowed in colleges.
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