A historical private college in Mysuru city canceled its uniform rule on Friday to allow Muslim students to attend classes with the hijab. It is the first college in the state to take such a decision. “Four students refused to attend classes without the hijab and were protesting,” said DK Srinivasa Murthy, DDPUMysuru. “Some organizations extended support to them. I visited the college today and held discussions with all. Meanwhile, the college announced that it is canceling its uniform rule to allow the students to attend classes. ,
The first FIR follows a warning by Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra, who has said there would be “no soft approach” anymore and directed cops to take action against those who flout the interim order. The principal of Empress College in Tumakuru, about 70 km from Bengaluru, lodged a complaint with Tumakuru City police against the students for violating prohibitory orders in the past two days.
The students, demanding their right to attend classes wearing hijabs, created a ruckus in the college while staging a protest. In Kodagu, about 250km from Bengaluru, Muslim male students at Field Mar- shal KM Cariappa College in Madikeri said they won’t enter the campus until girls wearing hijabs are allowed inside. The hijab row spread to more colleges in Kannada and Udupi districts on Friday — at Milagres College, Kallianpur, Udupi, Kavoor First Grade College in Mangaluru, and Government First Grade College in Puttur taluk, Dakshina Kannada. The Government First Grade College in Jidekallu declared a holiday after three students refused to remove their hijabs.
Opposition leader Siddaramaiah urged CM Bommai to withdraw the order banning hijabs in minority institutions a day after the government issued a circular to that effect.
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