A repeat of Hijab Row? Burqa-clad girls denied entry into college in Moradabad

Moradabad, Jan 19: Some girl students of the Hindu college in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, were turned away because they were wearing burqas against the strict dress code of the college. The girls claim that their college forbids them from entering the campus while wearing a burqa and forces them to take it off at the entrance gate, ANI reported.

 

 

 

The students, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha volunteers, and college instructors who were adamant about following the norms in place got into a fight over the aforementioned issue. On the Internet, a video of the incident from the Hindu college has gained undue popularity.

 

 

 

The incident re-sparked a debate on the issue that came up during a similar incident in Karnataka college. A clothing code has been set for the students here, according to college lecturer Dr. AP Singh, and anyone who disobeys it will not be permitted to access the school. In response, the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha members sent a memo asking for the burqa to be accepted as acceptable college attire and allowing girls to attend classes while wearing it. A similar issue arose in Karnataka earlier in January 2022 when the massive Hijab protests started, and several students at the Government Girls PU College in the state's Udupi district said they had been prevented from attending lessons for wearing hijab. Students from several colleges began to show up at Shanteshwar Education Trust in Vijayapura wearing saffron stoles after this occurrence.

 

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Many colleges in the Udupi district experienced the same issue. The subject was then brought to the Karnataka High Court, which dismissed many petitions contesting the prohibition on the hijab at educational facilities and ruled that donning one is not a necessary component of Islam's religious practices.