On Wednesday High Court hearing the Karnataka’s Hijab issue played out for the fourth day. The Chief Justice hearing dispute over Muslim girl wearing hijabs. The girls have challenged restrictions on wearing religious headscarves in the classrooms.
- Why is the government only pointing out Hijab?
Advocate Ravi Varma Kumar, arguing on behalf of one of the petitioners, questioned the judges why the Hijab was being singled out? Further, he also remarked that religious symbols such as bangles and turbans are common in Indian society.
As per his argument, there were
“hundreds of religious symbols from dupattas, bangles, turbans, crosses, and bindis“
worn by people every day. Why is the government targeting only Muslim women for their headscarves?
The advocate said it is the classic example of “hostile discrimination.” He even argued that the discrimination is starker because there is no prescribed uniform for students in pre-university colleges in the state. Consequently, no rule imposes a ban on the Hijab
While on Wednesday, the colleges across Karnataka reopened under heavy police cover to chaotic scenes outside several institutions. On the same day, Protesters were seen where students were punished or removed from class for wearing the Hijab.
Edited By- Subbuthai Padma
Published By- Satheesh Kumar
