Hijab controversy again starts in Karnataka. Some Muslim students of University College in Mangaluru visited Deputy Commissioner`s office and submitted a memorandum seeking permission to wear hijab in classrooms. Karnataka CM Bommai finally reacts on Hijab controversy.
Whatever decision they (court) take, it has to be followed (sic),” said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai while commenting about the Hijab row on Saturday. The CM also said that there is no need for raising the hijab issue.
Talking to the media, CM Bommai said, “There is no need of raising an issue. Court has already given its judgment.” “Everyone is following the judgment, 99.99% have followed… whatever decision they take, it has to be followed,” he said.
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The CM made the comment while the hijab controversy resurfaced in Karnataka with a group of students from Mangaluru University staging a protest against some of the Muslim students attending classes with the hijab.The protesting students also accused the principal of failing to make the 40 Muslim girls remove their Hijab before entering the campus.
They also condemned that the move of the University was against the Karnataka High Court order. In March, Karnataka High Court upheld the hijab ban in classrooms. It also dismissed the batch of pleas by Muslim girls who sought the court to provide the right to wear hijab in classrooms.
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