Digital Desk: Karnataka Hijab row issue has taken headlines every day since January 1, 2022. With the advent of the New Year, a controversy has started taking a hard-and-fast form in India's Karnataka.
Every day new issues have evolved out of Karnataka Hijab row, and now things are getting ugly. For example, a hijab row protest which started in Karnataka has now spelt over different parts of the state. As a result, leaders have asked the government to cancel all physical classes in the colleges and resume online classes unless the conflict gets resolved.
This controversy over wearing hijab by Muslim girls in Karnataka started in December 2021 when six Muslim girls at state-run Udupi Women's Pre-University college raised their voice against not being allowed to enter classes with hijab.
The college principal, Rudra Godwa, stated that he has not allowed the girls with hijab to enter classes to ensure classroom uniformity. After that, however, girls started protesting outside the college for three days. Later, when the parents tried to approach the principal, he was alleged not to discuss the matter.
One of the students stated that they were asked to sign a document from their parents preventing them from wearing hijab in college. However, due to the pandemic, students were attending online classes. And once the classes resumed, the students with hijab were not permitted to enter classes.
Eventually, students on January 4, 2022, in the Koppa district of Karnataka, wore saffron scarves to oppose permitting hijab-clad Muslim women inside classrooms. During the month, such incidents were reported in state-run colleges in Balagadi village and Mangalore also continuing the thread of Karnataka Hijab row.
Colleges have also declared holidays to calm down the hijab-row outrage in the state. Once the situation turned ugly, several meetings were fixed for high profiles and education officials to discuss the matter and resolve it. However, no conclusion has been made so far.
Not able to sort out the chaos, a petition was also filed in the High Court. The Karnataka High Court will, on February 8, hear a petition filed by five girls from a Udupi college. The plea proceedings were reported to continue today after the lunch break.
Meanwhile, the clash between students has started to take rows in different parts of the stated religion. Things have turned ugly because now the students are aimed for chaos and controversy. At the same time, incidents have been reported where boys were asked to wear saffron shawls to protest against wearing hijab.
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Concerning this issue, DMK MP Senthil Kumar presented the matter in Parliament and requested the Centre to take action. Lately, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has discussed with top government officials and Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. On the issue, Nagesh requested all academic establishments to heed the current uniform rules until the high court announces its order.
Even though the matter has reached different locations and even High Court, the incident of hijab-row has now turned political. Student groups have started mudslinging policies to broaden the disarray. As a result, eyes are on the order of the High Court to answer the petition and bring some uniformity around different parts of the state.
However, even after the court announces its decision, do you consider this matter is any longer potential to get resolved? Regardless of which arrow the profit will hit, the controversy will continue to evoke hatred and misunderstandings among students.
Student groups that are the nation's future should always stand out for what is genuine and efficient in all terms. Therefore, rather than squabbling among themselves, student bodies must comprehend the approaches and ploys used by the highly conserved leaders posing on the shady side of ruling the government to win vote banks by pointing out sensitive issues.
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