College reopen in Karnataka, Education Minister BC Nagesh Big Announcement

Hijab: The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to hear the case on Monday. In an interim order last week, the court had restrained students from wearing any religious attire in classrooms of colleges wherever it is banned, until a final order is given. All high schools will reopen in Karnataka from Monday (Feb 14). College open in Karnataka, Education Minister BC Nagesh Big Announcement.

Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh said on Sunday that Colleges will open from this week, The row on hijab that initially began as a protest by six students has rapidly snowballed into a major crisis in Karnataka, threatening the law and order situation. The international community too has raised concerns on the issue which has been discussed in the Parliament as well. B C Nagesh, who was recently named Karnataka’s minister for education, is in the thick of things surrounding the hijab row. He has been strongly propagating the idea of uniform minus hijab.

In the first phase, up to 10th grade schools will be started. As the issue snowballed into a major controversy, the government declared three days holidays on last Tuesday for educational institutions across the state, even as voices across the country came in for and against the hijab issue. Karnataka Government announced 3 days holiday for 8 to degree classes. In the wake of the hijab controversy, Karnataka Govt announced holiday for colleges till Feb 16. The Higher Education Department, All Colleges and Technical Education Departments have given leave continue till February 16, Minister of Higher Education Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan said.

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In a press release on Friday, he said the department applies to all universities, government, aided and unaided first-class colleges, engineering and diploma colleges.Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday All high schools will reopen in Karnataka from Monday Feb 14. In the first phase, up to 10th standard schools will be started. Today Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan announced holiday for colleges till Feb 16. As hijab-related protests intensified in different parts of Karnataka and other parts of the country, with a few incidents turning violent in some places, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned “trouble makers of legal action”. Schools in the state will reopen on Monday after the holiday declared by the government in view of the controversy.

Tension prevailed at some Karnataka educational institutions in Udupi, Shivamogga and Bagalkote, forcing the police and authorities to intervene. Stone petting incident was reported near a college in Bagalkote’s Rabkavi Banhatti and a few students even tried to barge into the campus, whom police dispersed using a mild force. Couple of students and a teacher are said to be injured in the incident. The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to hear the case on Monday. In an interim order last week, the court had restrained students from wearing any religious attire in classrooms of colleges wherever it is banned, until a final order is given.

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Three colleges in Karnataka had stopped the entry of hijab-clad female students into the college premises over the last few days, which had led to a major flashpoint between students belonging to different communities. To protest the resistance by the Muslim girls. girls, Hindu students were seen sporting saffron shawls. The issue has snowballed into a political discussion nationwide . Ahead of the court hearing, the Udupi district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas near high schools in the district from Monday till February 19.