NEW DELHI: Political leaders, including Shashi Tharoor and Mehbooba Mufti, artists like Swara Bhashkar and others, have expressed deep anguish on the social media after a government college in Karnataka’s Udupi district barred students wearing Hijab from entering the college on Thursday. The Udupi college is the second government college to have taken such an ill advised decision.
Video clips showing principal of Bhandarkars’ College of Kundapur stopping the hijab-wearing students from entering the college has gone viral on the social media. The girls’ fervent pleading to allow them in seems to have no impact on him.
The students’ contention is that why bar them from entering the college now, while they have been attending classes in the hijab for long.
The college authorities have reportedly closed college gates on as many as 18 girls in hijab. Earlier, a pre-university (PU) college drew flak for banning hijab on its premises following which the aggrieved students moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the decision of the college authorities.
The video footage of the Kundapur college’s principal physically preventing students from entering and shutting the door on the face while the wailing girls has evoked widespread outrage online and offline. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Bollywood actress Swara Bhashkar voiced their resistance to the college’s action and slammed the state government for curtailing students’ basic rights.
Questioning the college’s bar on the hijab, Throor asked what about the attire of other religious communities like Sikhs who wear turban, Hindus with forehead marks and Christians’ crucifix.
“This college is going down a slippery slope. Let the girls in. Let them study. Let THEM decide,” said Tharoor.
It's been a strength of India that everyone is free to wear what they want. If the hijab is disallowed, what about the Sikh turban? The Hindu's forehead mark? The Christian's crucifix? This college is going down a slippery slope. Let the girls in. Let them study. Let THEM decide. https://t.co/X2HUIo5hiV
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 3, 2022
Reacting to the video footage, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, slammed the Modi Government’s slogan ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ calling it a ‘hallow slogan’.
“Legitimising the marginalisation of Muslims is one more step towards converting Gandhi’s India into Godse’s India,” She remarked.
Beti bachao beti parhao is yet another hollow slogan. Muslims girls are being denied the right to education simply because of their attire. Legitimising the marginalisation of muslims is one more step towards converting Gandhi’s India into Godhse’s India. https://t.co/yxrm4NqKGc
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 3, 2022
Bollywood actress Swara Bhashkar said what is happening with those Muslim wearing girls is unconstitutional and unlawful and asked Karnataka Chief Minister BS Bommai to uphold the constitution and rule of the law in the matter.
“The actions of the Principal violate Article 25 of our Constitution… Do your job!! You are sworn to the constitution,” she tweeted.
Do you job @BSBommai sir!
Ensure that rule of law & the Constitution are upheld in your state. What is happening to these girls is unconstitutional & unlawful. The actions of the Principal violate Article 25 of our Constitution.. Do your job!! You are sworn to the constitution. https://t.co/rnv8rasnsY— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) February 3, 2022
Radio Jockey, Sayema called it a violation of the constitution and shamed Chief Minister Bommai for allowing such a thing to happen with the students.
What a shame! What a shame @BSBommai
Absolute violation of Article 25 of Indian Constitution. https://t.co/52cXyaKlBE— Sayema (@_sayema) February 3, 2022
International scholar and author Audrey Truschke said that women have every right to wear what they want.
“Stop being Islamophobic, and give the girls an education. The youth are India’s future,” she said.
Some women wear bikinis. Some women cover from head to toe. Some of us do both, depending on context. And it is nobody's damn business. It is our choice.
Stop being Islamophobic, and give the girls an education. The youth are India's future. #India https://t.co/SLurJG6Lmq
— Dr. Audrey Truschke (@AudreyTruschke) February 3, 2022
— IANS
Burqa Jihad, Namaz Jihad, Road Block Jihad, Park Block Jihad, Loadspeaker Jihad are all recent phenomenons. Never heard them before. It seems India is becoming a Somalia where ‘Boko Haram’ which against modern education has taken over.
Colleges, Schools and many institutions like Army, Police have dress code. A Muslim women wearing black robe, full Burqa with few slits for eys is distraction in a Class Room. She is subjecting herself to harassment. If she wants to wear Full Burqa it then she has Madrassas to go to why disturb others. She is a ‘Boko Haram’
In Karnataka, Muslims students even in Primary Schools are demanding Namaz Room. What is going on in India? No other community is doing it.
IT SEEMS THAT KEEPING MUSLIMS IN INDIA AFTER MUSLIMS GOT THEIR PAKISTAN WAS BIG MISTAKE.
Muslim Nuisance has spread in whole Region especially in Borders Sharing non-Muslim Countries in the Region like India, Sri Lanka, China and Myanmar. Only Myanmar and China has been able to control this Menace.
It seems it is a Muslim Consipracy to convert India’s enviable education system into Islamic Madrassas where Jihad and hatred for Kafirs will be preached and science or modern education will cease to exist.
Tomorrow Muslims will demands for hiring Moulvis or Mullahs in all Colleges and Schools in India. Presence of just 1 Muslim will be enough to turn whole college and school routine upside down.
This is what leads to Islamofobia.
In next admission sessions, parents will demand to know how many Muslims are admitted in the college or in school and may go to other schools and colleges where there NO MUSLIMS.
Muslims seems to found an immunity to seek and do whatever they want under disguise of Secularism. If Tomorrow a 60 years old marry a six year old, Muslim will simply say they are permitted under Constitution to practice their religion.
Muslims should stay away from disturbing Education System in India because this institution involves Youths. Once Youths get angry, violence will follow.
I don’t believe that there much Goodwill for Muslims left in Majority Community anymore. Rather more hatred, helplessness and anguish against Muslims.
MUSLIMS ARE DOING THERE BEST TO MAKE INDIA ANOTHER MYANMAR FOR THEMSELVES. SECULARISM AND TOLERANCE HAS LIMITS TOO.
@hindustani gaandu,
All the problems in India stem from intolerant Hindu extremists and terrorists. Modi monkeys like you irrelevant Hindus want to exterminate Muslims yet you Hindu gutter rats continue behaving like you’re the victims when it fact you are the oppressors. Muslims will not forget the evil wicked hatred of Hindus….you will not be forgiven or dealt with kindly. All Hindu sh1t eaters will expelled from all Muslim countries for permanant ghar wapsi to bhangi mata, your temples demolished to dust and you will pay the ultimate prices for your crimes. India will never progress as long as the backward superstitious filthy cult of Hinduism remains.
Covid didnt teach you pagan bastards a lesson…but we will.
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Yes, this was unheard in a country like India, but then full face veils with only eye slits too were once an unheard. Thanks to Wahabi Mullas who only want their cloth commission at any cost.
You are making people fool. Right to practice your religion is a fundamental right but it can not be applied at all places. Every school or college has dress code which is decided by their management. It is the duty of every student to follow it. If colleges start allowing muslim girls to wear hijab then tomorrow hindu women will also wear sari, hindu men will wear dhoti & tilak. Don’t spread virus of religious extremism in educational institutes.
secular hindu aka sanghi gutter rat,
Still trolling in broken English, eh sanghi bhnagi. The extremism in Indian society from the government to schools comes from Hindu extremists and terrorists. You pagan bastards have no business telling Muslims how to dress. Petty inferiority complex suffering jealous Hindus hate Muslims because your “religion” is garbage. Hijabs, Burqas are not violations of any dress code, neither is a Sikh’s Turban. It was never an issue before so why now…because of elections. We don’t give a damn what Hindus wear. I just wished Hindus would bath more then once a year because stink wherever they go. I remember you from last year supporting terrorist attacks on Afghan civilians in another comment section on this site. You’re a filthy Hindu maggot.
Hinduism is a cancer, it cannot be negotiated with, only dealt with chemotherapy of Islam. Bhangi ki nasal aur bhikari ki shakal aur goo ki fasel.