As the Hijab row attracts attention from around the world, nearly 500 students of Kolkata’s Aliah University on Wednesday took out a rally in the Park Circus area, with many women wearing hijab.
The participants, carrying the national flag, travelled around Entally and Park Circus before returning to their campus. The pluck cards read “As citizens of India, we have the right to decide what we wear and the right to follow our own religious practises.
Incidents of stone-pelting and use of force by police were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, as the hijab ban row escalated and protests by students spread to more colleges, prompting the state government to declare a three-day holiday for all educational institutions.
The hijab controversy first erupted in January at a government PU College in Udupi, where six students who attended classes wearing the headscarf in violation of the stipulated dress code were asked to leave the campus. The row has spread to different parts of the state with Hindu students responding by turning up in saffron shawls.
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