While the Hijab controversy in Karnataka spreads across the country, Ajmer dargah spiritual head Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Monday said wearing a hijab or headscarf is a religious and constitutional right of Muslim women, and there should not be any kind of restriction in it.
Speaking on hijab row in Karnataka colleges, he said students of all religions have full freedom to use symbols of their faith and the ban on wearing hijab in colleges is not only a challenge to their constitutional right but also a move to create a communal atmosphere in the country.
Meanwhile, ahead of the Karnataka high court hearing a batch of petitions related to the hijab row, protests for and against wearing headscarves in colleges continued across districts in Karnataka. Not only students, many organisations’ members staged demonstrations outside campuses.
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