Udupi Deputy Commissioner Kurma Rao visited Government PU College in Udupi where the hijab controversy had erupted in the last week of December. The DC appealed to parents and students to maintain peace. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC will remain in effect with restrictions on processions, celebrations and protests till March 21 to avoid any untoward incident.
Ahead of the Karnataka High Court judgment in the Hijab row case on Tuesday, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code have been imposed in Udipi, Shivamogga and Kalburagi among other districts of the state.