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Hijab controversy in Karnataka is not over yet. Now, in this matter, some girl students from here have approached the Supreme Court and sought permission to sit in the pre-university examination wearing hijab. Also demanded an early hearing in this matter.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud assured the girl students that he would look into the matter and constitute a bench soon. The pre-university examination in Karnataka is expected to start from March 9.
Earlier in October last year, there was a hearing in the Supreme Court in the matter of ban on hijab. However, during the hearing, a two-judge bench could not reach a consensus.
CJI asked- who is stopping him from giving the exam
When the CJI asked who was stopping them from taking the exam, advocate Shadan Farasat said that girl students who wear hijab are not being allowed to take the exam. The exam is starting from 9th March and these girl students are not ready to give the exam without hijab. If these people do not appear in the exam then their year will be wasted. Therefore, a hearing should be held in this matter as soon as possible.
Controversy started from Udupi
The hijab controversy in Karnataka started in early January from a government college in Udupi itself, where Muslim girls were stopped from wearing hijabs. The school management told it against the uniform code. After this the controversy spread to other cities as well.
Muslim girls are protesting against this, against which youths associated with Hindu organizations also started a counter-protest by wearing saffron shawls. The protest turned into a violent clash in a college, where the police had to use tear gas to control the situation.