Yadgiri: Students in Karnataka college walk out in protest over court decision to uphold hijab ban

Watch: Students in Karnataka college walk out in protest over court decision to uphold hijab ban

The incident took place at a government college in Yadgiri.

On Tuesday (March 15), the female Muslim students of a government Pre-University College (PUC) refused to write exams, hours after the Karnataka High Court held that ‘hijab’ is not an essential practice in Islam.

As per reports, the incident took place at the Surapura Taluk Kembavi Government PUC in Yadgir city of Karnataka. The preparatory exam was scheduled between 10 am and 1 pm on Tuesday.

In a video shared by The Quint journalist, a group of Burqa-clad students could be seen staging a walkout. She had tweeted, “Students of a Govt PU college in Yadgiri, Karnataka boycott classes and exams in protest of the High Court judgment that upheld ban on hijab in educational institutions.”

After the verdict was pronounced, the Muslim students boycotted the exam and walked out of the examination hall. Shakuntala, the college principal, had urged the students to adhere to the court order but it was in vain.