A significant controversy concerning religious attire in educational institutions has emerged in Karnataka sparking a heated debate between the usage of Hijabs and Saffron shawls. The dispute escalated at a government pre-university college where a group of students arrived at the campus wearing Saffron shawls as a form of protest. These students demanded that if Muslim female students are permitted to wear Hijabs inside the classrooms then they should also be allowed to wear their religious shawls. The administration is now facing a challenge regarding the strict enforcement of the college uniform code without any religious exceptions.
The tension rose when the college principal and faculty stopped students wearing Hijabs at the main gate and informed them that headscarves would not be permitted inside the classrooms. The college management committee has insisted that all students must adhere to a standardized dress code to ensure equality and discipline. The Principal attempted to negotiate with both groups by asking the male students to remove the Saffron shawls and instructing the female students to attend classes without the Hijab.
This confrontation has triggered a wider debate regarding constitutional rights and institutional rules. While the students wearing Hijabs argue that it is their fundamental right to practice their religion, the opposing group contends that educational institutes should remain free of religious symbols or that the rules should apply equally to everyone. Police personnel were deployed near the campus to ensure that peace was maintained and to prevent the protests from spiraling out of control
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