In a move that is apparently a sign of succumbing to the mounting pressure from various corners, R N Shetty college committee decided to allow the hijab-clad girl students to sit in a separate room in the college building. As the protest has spread across the country the city is also on high alert, say reports.
Meanwhile, the ‘hijab’ controversy on Saturday spilled into the streets with a group of students of two junior colleges at Kundapur taking out a procession in the town wearing saffron shawls demanding ban on headscarves on the campuses.
Hindu boy students of Kundapur junior college and R N Shetty college who staged the protest, said they will continue to wear the shawls if Muslim girl students are allowed to wear hijabs.
In view of the prevailing tension, a holiday was declared for the R N Shetty college after a meeting of college management and the police. Security has been tightened in the town, police sources said.
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