Hijab Row: Karnataka to reopen schools for up to class 10 on Monday, says CM Bommai
Amid the hijab controversy, the Karnataka government on Thursday extended the closure of schools and colleges till the end of this week.
Bengaluru: Amid the hijab controversy, the Karnataka
government on Thursday extended the closure of schools and colleges till the
end of this week.
Chief Minister Basavaraj
Bommai on Thursday said that schools in the state will reopen on Monday for
classes up to class X. However, the reopening date of colleges has not been
announced.
"The last two days have been very peaceful.
Adjourning the matter for Monday, a three-member bench of the High Court today
has appealed to all the schools to reopen but no religious dress codes should
be followed by both sides," the chief minister told mediapersons.
"I appeal to everyone to work together and
see that there is peace in the colleges. Schools will reopen from Monday for
classes up to the 10th standard. Degree colleges will reopen later," added
Bommai.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday ordered
the closure of schools and colleges in the state for the next three days.
Karnataka High Court, after
the hearing of petitions challenging the ban on hijab in colleges, on Thursday
asked students not to wear 'religious things' till the disposal of the matter.
A bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice
Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi of the High Court said that it will pass
an order directing the reopening of colleges and asked students not to insist
on wearing religious things till the disposal of the matter.
"Peace and tranquillity must be
restored," the court said while adjourning the matter for Monday.
The Hijab protests began on February 4 at the
Government Girls PU college in Udupi district in Karnataka when some students
alleged that they had been barred from attending classes. During the protests,
some students were allegedly denied entry to college wearing hijab by Muslim
women earlier this month. (ANI)
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