Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Feb 3: The dispute over the wearing of Hijab by the girl students of the government girls PU college here has resulted in standoff between a few girls and the college management. The National Human Rights Commission has served notice to the district administration, directing it to study the issue and file a report on the same within four weeks. The notice was received a couple of days ago.

In the light of the above notice, deputy commissioner of Udupi, Kurma Rao M, formed a committee headed by Kundapur sub-divisional officer K Raju and another headed by Udupi deputy director of PU education. The members of the committee headed by the deputy director of PU education visited the college on Wednesday February 2 and undertook scrutiny.

The deputy commissioner said that the district administration had received notice from the human rights commission asking for a report within four weeks. He said that a new committee therefore was appointed and that its report will be submitted to the commission as soon as the same is received.

A three-member committee headed by the deputy director of PU education, as per the instruction of the deputy commissioner, visited the college. It collected certain details but it did not hold any meeting. A committee headed by the assistant commissioner also will visit the college separately and submit its report, sources said.