Postgraduate students in hijab stopped from entering Udupi college campus

This despite the fact that state Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan having clarified on multiple occasions that the HC order was not applicable to postgraduate students.

The students said they could not appear in their examination earlier due to the controversy over the hijab issue. The college had hit the headlines after Muslim girl students, who were earlier allowed inside with hijab, was stopped at the institution’s gates after a group of students wearing saffron scarves staged a protest.

A PG student said, “I did not come to the college for a few days as the situation was not good here. But it came as a rude shock to us when the postgraduate students were not allowed to enter. We do not know why the principal is doing it.”

A similar incident was reported at Ullal where students wearing hijab were denied entry to the college. Later, a meeting was held with their parents and the students were allowed to sit while weraing hijab for a day. A meeting has been scheduled to discuss the matter.

Meanwhile, six students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, have requested the pre-university board to postpone their practical examinations that are scheduled to start from February 28. The six s are the ones who have approached the High Court seeking orders for them to be allowed to wear hijab for attending classes.