BJP leaders welcome K'taka HC order upholding hijab ban : #RashtraNews #BJP #leaders #Ktaka #order #upholding #hijab #ban Several BJP leaders on Tuesday hailed the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on wearing hijab in schools and colleges, saying the entire debate on the issue should be seen from the context of women empowerment.
The Supreme Court today said it will set up a three-judge bench to hear a plea of Muslim girl students to sit for examinations in Karnataka government schools while wearing hijab.
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Last year in March, the Karnataka high court dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students of the Government Pre-University Girls College in Karnataka s Udupi seeking permission to wear the hijab inside classrooms.
Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora submitted that an interim order was needed in view of the practical exams scheduled for some classes from February 6 in the state.