Bengaluru (Karnataka):Hearing of the batch of petitions in the Hijab ban controversy in Karnataka HC has entered the ninth day. The full bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justices Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi resumed hearing the case at 2:30 pm today. The bench had on February 10, barred the wearing of Hijab, saffron shawls, scarves in school until the final directions from the court. As students continue to protest the Hijab ban, several schools, and colleges either prohibit the protesting students from entering the institution or have declared holiday to avoid conflicts.
Calling CFI a radical organization that is "spearheading the drum beating of Hijab," the senior advocate also said that CFI has been organizing the protests against the Hijab ban. He goes on to question the authenticity of some of the petitioners' claims that they were "scolded" by teachers and says the uniform has been compulsory for nearly two decades and the students have a problem with it only now, because of CFI's influence. Senior advocate argues that the rule of uniform only exists to keep order, he added.
Continuing submissions on behalf of PU College in Udupi which is opposing Hijab, senior Advocate S Nagananad brings attention to the petitioners' photos in Aadhar card. He says that petitioners are okay with not wearing Hijab all the time as they aren't wearing Hijab in Aadhar card photos. He alleges that on 31st December 2021, persons from Campus Front of India approached the "college authorities and insisted on allowing the wearing of Hijab".
"If I have a child at home, 10 years old, he is misbehaving. I tell him don't do this...If he continues, then the parent will berate the child, & might say will slap," to say that the authority exercised by teachers over students are similar to "parental rights".