Earlier this week, the BJP MLA from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal, Balmukund Acharya, had objected to girls wearing the hijab at a government school, prompting Cabinet minister Kirodi Lal Meena to say he would talk to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma about enforcing a ban on the head covering in schools
At least two days before the saffron scarf and turban wearing students protested against their hijab-wearing classmates at MGM college, a message was circulated to students.
The Supreme Court has reserved its order on the Karnataka hijab ban in educational institutions. The court heard petitions challenging the hijab ban for 10 days.
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of appeals challenging a Karnataka High Court verdict that effectively upheld the ban on wearing hijab in government schools and colleges.