Karnataka Hijab Row: Education Minister Nagesh said in a statement after meeting with CM Basavaraja Bommai that the college will be started by the high court order from Wednesday. PU, Degree College will be started from Wednesday. Our parents are intent on continuing education. 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. 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.
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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.
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