The students tried to persuade the school authorities for about three and a half hours, but the authorities informed them that they could not agree to write the exam citing court orders.
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Udupi: The authorities have sent back two students who had come to appear for the Class XII examination wearing hijab without complying with the court order. Alia Azadi and Resham, students who had earlier complained about the controversy, came to the exam wearing hijab. But the court ordered the order to be returned. The incident took place at the examination center of Vidyodaya PU College in Udupi.
They were stopped while trying to collect hall tickets and enter the examination hall. The students tried to persuade the school authorities for about three and a half hours, but the authorities informed them that they could not agree to write the exam citing court orders. They then boycotted the exam and returned.
The second phase board examination for Class XII students started in Karnataka on Friday. Last week, Alia Azadi had applied to the Chief Minister to allow her to appear for the exams wearing the hijab, despite the High Court order upholding the state government’s ban on the hijab. However, permission was not granted. They then entered the exam in protest, wearing hijab. The Karnataka High Court has rejected 15 complaints against the state government’s ban on hijab. The High Court said that wearing hijab was not an integral part of Islam.
In January, Udupi Govt. The hijab controversy started at the Women’s Pre-University College. This was followed by the expulsion of six students from the class who were forced to wear the hijab. Then these students went on strike. As the protests intensified, the government imposed a uniform code in colleges. With this, the protest spread to more colleges. Meanwhile, several campuses were engulfed in clashes as another group of students arrived wearing kavishals.
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