Hijab row: Udupi MLA welcomes Karnataka HC order

MANGALURU:

Welcoming the Karnataka High Court interim order on the Hijab issue, Udupi MLA and president of Udupi government PU college development committee K Raghupati Bhat on Thursday said a responsible decision has been taken by it considering the future of the students.

The interim order passed by the High Court is excellent, he told reporters in Udupi and hoped that there will be daily hearings on the issue next week.

ರಾಜ್ಯದ ತ್ರಿಸದಸ್ಯ ಪೀಠ ಮಾಡಿದ ಆದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ಆದೇಶವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಧರ್ಮೀಯರು, ಮತಪಂಥದವರು ಪಾಲಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಸೌಹಾರ್ದತೆ, ಶಾಂತಿ ಸುವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾರದಂತೆ ನಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ.#HijabRow

— MLA Raghupathi Bhat BJP (@RaghupathiBhat) February 10, 2022

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He said steps should be taken to resume classes soon as the examinations are set to begin next month and students cannot afford to lose more working days.

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He said religious customs are to be followed at home. The hijab issue is now being discussed at the international level and the country should stand together at this point of time.

ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ: Hijab: ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 14 ರಿಂದ ಪ್ರೌಢ ಶಾಲೆ ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಘೋಷಣೆ

He asked boy students not to wear saffron shawls and wanted the government to direct colleges to resume classes from Friday itself. Meanwhile, BJP leader and Udupi PU college committee vice president Yashpal Suvarna alleged that organisations like Campus Front of India (CFI) are ruining the future of Muslim girl students by instigating them to act according to their ‘scripted’ protests. PTI