HIJAB ROW / All colleges will remain closed in Karnataka till February 16, this decision was taken to open schools

The Hijab controversy, which started from Udupi, Karnataka, is not taking its name to stop. Meanwhile, an order has been passed by the state government to open schools and colleges. Under this, all colleges under the Higher Education Department in Karnataka have been ordered to remain closed till February 16. Apart from this, colleges under technical education will also remain closed till Wednesday. However, so far no clear order has been passed by the government regarding class 11 and 12.

Schools from 1 to 10 will open from Monday

On the other hand, after the order of the High Court, the government has ordered to open the schools. Schools from class 1 to 10 will open from Monday i.e. February 14. Significantly, the Karnataka High Court had given an interim order regarding the matter. Under this, along with the immediate opening of schools, there was a ban on wearing religious clothes.

CM held a meeting with all the officers

On the other hand, after the order to open the school, CM Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with the district officers, superintendents of police and other officers of all the districts by video conferencing. During this, he instructed all the officers to keep an eye on the ground situation.

Prohibition on wearing religious clothes till orders

The hearing of the Hijab dispute case is going on in the Karnataka High Court. This hearing is taking place after a petition filed by some girl students. The petition was referred by a single bench to a larger bench headed by Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi, which was also heard on Thursday. Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi had issued an interim order to open the school-college. Also, the wearing of religious clothes was banned till the final verdict came.

What is the reason for the controversy

It is noteworthy that the Karnataka government has implemented section 133 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983 in the state. Under this, uniform has been made mandatory in all schools and colleges. In such a situation, only the prescribed uniform will have to be worn in government schools and colleges. At the same time, private schools can also choose their own uniform. According to the information, the controversy regarding Hijab in Karnataka started during January 2022. At that time, in a government college in Udupi, six girl students had reached the college wearing hijab. It is being told that a few days ago the college administration had forbidden the girl students to wear hijab. Despite this, the girls arrived wearing hijab. When he was stopped, disputes started in other colleges as well.