Karnataka to withdraw Hijab ban, announces CM Siddaramaiah
The previous BJP government in the State had imposed a Hijab ban on students in educational institutions.
The previous BJP government in the State had imposed a Hijab ban on students in educational institutions.
The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners to list the matter pertaining to the ban on Hijab in the educational institutes in Karnataka.
It is only normal to have some doubts at this time regarding the Iranian "hijab insurrection". How did this movement get started? What is the movement's demand, and how should this movement be seen in the current environment? Should the "hijab insurrection" in Iran be analysed objectively based on the facts to determine its foundations, or should it be seen through generic eyes?
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, on Thursday, said the judgement of Karnataka High Court upholding the state government's ban on hijab in educational institutions was based on misinterpretation of Quranic commentaries.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the Karnataka government's February 5 order, prohibiting wearing of hijab inside classrooms in pre-university colleges.
While the anti-hijab protest in Iran is gaining support from celebrities all over the world, Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram handle and penned down a heartfelt note appreciating and supporting the protest. Priyanka is also the UNICEF global goodwill ambassador and has been working with the organisation for more than a decade now.
A bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia reserved its judgment after the parties appearing from both sides concluded their arguments.
Visuals of the incident depicted that they insisted that they should be allowed to write the exam wearing hijab but the college authorities citing the High Court order denied them entry.
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