Protests Over Hijab Intensify, Spreading To Other States.

On Tuesday, stone-pelting by students and the use of force by police flared up in Karnataka as the hijab row erupted and protests by students spread to more colleges, prompting the state government to declare a 3-day holiday for all educational institutions.

The Karnataka High Court and CM Basavaraj Bommai appealed to all students and people to maintain peace and calm.

BC Nagesh said a report claimed the Campus Front of India (CFI) incited the Hijab row, which will be investigated. CFI is the student wing of the Islamic outfit Popular Front of India(PFI).

6 students of a government-run pre-university college in Karnataka's Udupi district had, in December 2021, claimed they were barred from attending classes for insisting on wearing the hijab - a headscarf that some Muslim girls and women wear.

Women's PU College in Udupi - spread like wildfire in the state of Karnataka, causing more colleges to exclude students wearing the hijab. A second group of students started turning up at colleges wearing saffron scarves and shouting "Jai Shri Ram".

Karnataka High Court to hear hijab matter today. And Delhi University Students' Outfit Protests Against Hijab Restrictions