Protests erupt as ‘hijab’ row intensifies in Karnataka

Several parts in Karnataka have been witnessing intensifying protests over the ‘hijab’ row | Express photo by Jitendra M

The 'hijab' row intensified with some students seeking to defy the government order mandating uniform style of clothes | Express photo by Jitendra M

Many campuses in the state saw tense situations marked by stone-pelting incidents and use of force by police | Express photo by Jitendra M

Calls for peace and calm were made by both the government and the High Court, which is now looking into the students' plea for their right to their hijab | Express photo by Jitendra M

As the issue snowballed into a major controversy, the government declared three days holidays for educational institutions across the state, even as voices across the country came in for and against the hijab issue | Express photo by Jitendra M

Protests erupted at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College in Udupi after a large group of students wearing saffron stoles and headgears raised slogans in the college campus as hijab clad Muslim girls were staging a protest demanding justice | Express photo by Jitendra M

Protests were also seen against the hijab ban at the national capital. In pic, a Sikh student shouts slogans during a protest against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka in New Delhi. (AP photo)