Udupi (Karnataka):Female students of the government pre-university college at Kundapur in Udupi district, who reached the institution wearing hijab were stopped at the gate by the college principal on Thursday. The principal informed the students that they are not allowed to wear hijab inside classrooms. He asked them to remove the headscarf and enter classrooms.
The students requested the principal and told him that the government order on status quo has not mentioned the Kundapur college. The principal told them that the circular issued by the government applies to the entire state.
This is the second such incident to be reported in the Udupi district. The first incident occurred at the PU Girls College in Udupi town a month ago, where the students are still fighting to be allowed to sit in a class while wearing a hijab.