Hijab controversy: Section 144 imposed in Karnataka’s Udupi from February 14-19.
Highlights
- Udupi district admin has imposed prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 of CrPc
- Sec 144 to be imposed in areas round all excessive faculties from Feb 14 until Feb 19
- The transfer comes as a part of a precautionary measure as the colleges are reopening on Monday
The Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in areas round all excessive faculties in the district from February 14 (Monday) until February 19 (Saturday).
The transfer comes as a part of a precautionary measure as the colleges are reopening on Monday after the vacation declared by the state authorities in view of the hijab-saffron scarf controversy.
The order will likely be in impact from 6:00 am on February 14 (Monday) to six:00 pm on February 19 (Saturday).
The order has been clamped following a request by the district superintendent of police to deputy commissioner M Kurma Rao for imposing Section 144 inside a 200-metre radius round all of the excessive faculties.
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As per the order, meeting of 5 or extra members across the college perimeter isn’t allowed. All kinds of gatherings together with protests and rallies are banned. Inciting slogans, songs and speeches are strictly barred.
The Hijab protests started on February 4 on the Government Girls PU faculty in Udupi district in Karnataka when some college students alleged that they’d been barred from attending lessons sporting hijab (a headband worn by Muslim girls).
During the protests, some college students had been allegedly denied entry to varsity sporting hijab earlier this month. The hijab row has now additionally spilled over to Rajasthan in a personal faculty the place some women sporting hijab had been stopped from getting into the school.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to listen to pressing pleas referring to the hijab row in Karnataka and mentioned it’s “watching” what’s taking place in the state and in listening to earlier than the High Court.
(With companies inputs)
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