4 months ago. Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Amid Karnataka hijab row, Aligarh college bans students wearing religious attire

Aligarh's DS College has imposed a dress code on its students
Those who did not follow the order and came wearing hijab or saffron sarfs were prevented from entering the college campus
The college principal said students are not allowed to wear a saffron sarfs or hijab on college premises

A college in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh has prevented students from wearing hijabs and saffron scarfs amid a raging controversy in Karnataka over restrictions imposed on Muslim girls wearing a headscarf in educational institutions.

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According to news agency ANI, DS College in Aligarh has banned students from entering the college campus for not following the dress code imposed on them.

"We'll not allow students to enter the campus with covered faces. Students are not allowed to wear saffron stole or hijab on college premises," said the college's principal, Dr Raj Kumar Verma.

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The college issued the order a day after students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) staged a protest on the university campus in a bid to extend support to their fellow students in Karnataka, demanding their right to wear the hijab.

The protesting students were seen raising slogans and carrying posters as they marched into the campus.

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News agency PTI reported that the students had also issued a written statement describing the ban on hijab as an assault on their fundamental right given by the Indian constitution.

“We have been compelled to lodge a protest when an incident took place in Karnataka in which a young girl, protesting against the ban, was hounded by a group of vandals. We salute the brave girls of Karnataka,” read the statement.

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Meanwhile, in Karnataka, Muslim students have continued to protest against the ban of the headscarf on campuses.

Protests were witnessed across colleges in the districts of Chikmagalur, Udupi, Shivamogga, Gadag and Chitradurga. As the protest became large, the Karnataka police also threatened to book a section of agitating students for preventing colleges to function normally.

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Currently, a hearing on the ban on hijab at educational institutions is underway at the Karnataka high court. In its interim order, the court had last week stopped the students from wearing any religious attire to educational institutions until a final verdict is given.

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Amid Karnataka hijab row, Aligarh college bans students wearing religious attire

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