Wearing hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam and it can t come under the Constitution s Article 25 (Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion), Advocate General Prabhuling Navadagi argued in the Karnataka High Court on Monday.
Advocate General Prabhuling Navadagi, appearing for the state government, opposed the demand, saying that if the request is considered, it is as good as considering the petitioner s application.
Karnataka BJP MLA claims to receive threat calls, PUCs shut till Feb 15 - MLA Raghupathi Bhat is President of School Development and Management Committee of Udupi Girl`s Pre-University College from where hijab row started.
This was made known as the government sent a delegation led by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Mamman Jibril, to Ijagbo in the Oyun Local Government Area of the state, where crises over hijab had recorded at least one death and several others injured.