A file photograph of scholars staging a protest close to the Clock Tower in Mangaluru on March 25, 2022 accusing faculties and the Karnataka authorities of misusing the decision of the Karnataka High Court in the hijab case.
| Photo Credit: MANJUNATH HS
Ahead of II PU examinations beginning on March 9, School Education and Literacy Minister B. C. Nagesh reiterated that college students who put on hijab to the examination centres will not be allowed to seem for his or her exams. During the earlier educational yr, some college students had not appeared for his or her II PU examinations as they have been not allowed to put on hijab.
Talking to reporters in Bengaluru on March 3, Mr. Nagesh stated, “We have made it clear that all students should come to the examination centres in uniforms. Hijab is not a part of the uniform. Hence, those who wear a hijab will not be allowed to appear for the exams.”
Although there isn’t a actual quantity with the Education Department, the Minister stated that there was an enchancment in the variety of Muslim college students who appeared for the examinations after the hijab ban.
“Our figures show that after the hijab problem, the number of Muslim sisters who appeared for examinations and their enrolment ratio has increased,” he added.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud stated that he would possibly kind a bench in the Supreme Court to listen to the hijab ban case from Karnataka. The case is almost definitely to be listed after the Holi trip.
