Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Mar 22: Even though there is clear instruction against wearing of the Hijabs in educational institutions, students who were hell bent on attending the government first grade college with Hijabs on, created ruckus inside the college on Monday March 21.
When the BSc examination was about to begin, four girl students wearing the Hijab, forcibly entered the examination room. After the lecturer objected, one of the girl students removed her Hijab and appeared for the examination. The other three boycotted the examination, but along with some students who supported them, continued to shout slogans in the college premises, thus creating problems for the students appearing for the examination. The vice principal, in the absence of the principal, sought police protection after which the protesters gathered near the entry gate of the college.
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The examination being held for the students from April 6 is critical as it is the annual examination. But several students expressed anger at the fact that students belonging to a particular religion were trying to create an atmosphere of friction in the college. The police said they cannot do anything in the absence of written complaint. The principal is yet to file a written complaint, it is said.
In the government PU college at Uppinangady, it was said the day before that all the students would be attending the college without Hijabs but only a few girl students attended the college while the others remained absent.
Vamanjoor
On Monday, 18 girl students tried to appear for the preparatory examination at St Raymond’s PU College Vamanjoor Mangaluru with HIjabs on but the college administration refused permission.
When the principal asked the girls to appear for the examination without the Hijabs, the students refused, giving rise to a volatile situation for some time. The parents then came to the college and held talks with the principal in the presence of the police. The parents urged the concerned to allow their children to wear the Hijabs when appearing for the examination. As the principal refused, the girl students returned without appearing for the examination.