New Delhi: After a week-long hijab row compelled vacation, schools for Classes 11, 12 and degree colleges will reopen in Karnataka on Wednesday (February 16, 2022).
The offline courses will resume amid prohibitory orders in a number of cities together with Bengaluru, a transfer which is a part of a precautionary measure in view of the hijab controversy.
Several districts have promulgated prohibitory orders below part 144 of the CrPC towards any gathering, agitation, or protests of any kind inside the space of a 200-metre radius from the gates of the schools, pre-university colleges, degree colleges or different related academic establishments.
High schools in Karnataka have already reopened on Monday after being shut from final Wednesday following untoward incidents in components of the State over the hijab row.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court will resume hearing on the petitions filed in reference to the hijab row in schools and colleges.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Muslim ladies who’ve moved the courtroom had argued that the Indian model of secularism was a ‘constructive’ one, not like that of Turkey, and submitted that sporting the scarf was an harmless follow of religion and not a show of non secular jingoism.
They contended earlier than a three-judge bench that secularism in India was not like ‘Turkey secularism’ however a constructive one the place all religions are recognised as true.
The ladies requested the courtroom to make a leeway to attend courses with headscarves as the courtroom’s interim order had suspended their ‘basic rights’.
Referring to ‘hecklers veto’, senior counsel Devadatt Kamat, showing for the Muslim woman college students from Udupi pre-university faculty, mentioned such practices of denying somebody their proper on the bottom that they don’t just like the particular person was not good.
He additionally pleaded earlier than the bench not to proceed its interim order proscribing the scholars from sporting Hijab or saffron scarves as it ‘suspends the elemental rights’ of the Muslim ladies.
It is noteworthy that in December final 12 months, some woman college students began coming to a authorities college in Udupi district sporting Hijab, towards the prescribed uniform norm. In protest towards the violation of the costume code, a bit of Hindu college students additionally began coming to courses sporting saffron shawls.
Even earlier than the matter may very well be resolved, the hijab-saffron scarf controversy unfold to extra pre-university colleges within the state.
(With company inputs)
