UDUPI: As a precautionary measure, the district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till February 19.
It may be noted that schools will reopen on Monday after the holiday declared by the state government in view of the hijab-saffron shawl controversy.
The order will be in effect from 6 am on February 14 to 6 pm on February 19. The order is being imposed following a request by the Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardhan to Deputy Commissioner M Kurma Rao, Section 144 will be clamped within a 200-metre radius around all the high schools.
As per the order, the assembly of five or more members around the school perimeter is not allowed. All sorts of gatherings including protests and victory rallies are banned. Inciting slogans, songs and speeches are strictly barred.
The hijab row first began at the Government PU College for Girls in Udupi after six students refused to enter the class without the hijab in the last week of December. The issue then spread to several colleges in Kundapur and later the rest of the state.
It may be noted that schools will reopen on Monday after the holiday declared by the state government in view of the hijab-saffron shawl controversy.
The order will be in effect from 6 am on February 14 to 6 pm on February 19. The order is being imposed following a request by the Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardhan to Deputy Commissioner M Kurma Rao, Section 144 will be clamped within a 200-metre radius around all the high schools.
As per the order, the assembly of five or more members around the school perimeter is not allowed. All sorts of gatherings including protests and victory rallies are banned. Inciting slogans, songs and speeches are strictly barred.
The hijab row first began at the Government PU College for Girls in Udupi after six students refused to enter the class without the hijab in the last week of December. The issue then spread to several colleges in Kundapur and later the rest of the state.
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