THE HIJAB row in Karnataka discovered an echo in Lok Sabha for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with opposition events staging a walkout demanding an announcement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
With the opposition protesting over the difficulty, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, who’s the MP from Karnataka’s Dharwad, advised reporters exterior the House: “All college students should observe the gown code prescribed by the faculties and administration. Law and order should be maintained within the state. We must see who’re these individuals instigating the scholars.”
Opposition Congress raised the difficulty throughout zero hour, searching for an announcement from Shah “on the atrocities being dedicated on Muslim women in Karnataka within the identify of hijab”. But the BJP members protested, saying the matter is sub judice as it’s pending in Karnataka High Court.
Pointing out that carrying hijab will not be a criminal offense, the opposition events – Congress, DMK, CPI(M), CPI, VCK, MDMK, Muslim League and JMM – staged a walkout.
Students carrying hijab seen protesting at MGM faculty in Udupi in Karnataka | Express picture by Jitendra M
Raising the difficulty throughout zero hour, Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated: “Inside the House, we talk about lofty ideas – sabka saath sabka vikas… and we talk about equality. Lot of people follow different religions. People have different identities linked with their religion. Hindus wear tilak on their forehead. Muslim women wear hijab. Wearing a hijab is not a crime. An atmosphere of fear has been created in the country.”
“There is an attempt to force the girls to take off their hijabs,” Chowdhury stated, including that the Union Home Minister ought to make an announcement on the matter within the House.
But BJP’s Shivakumar Udasi alleged that the Congress was making pointless hue and cry over the difficulty though there are a number of court docket orders which say that legislation and order ought to get priority. “All the courts have said that public interest should prevail… It is a state matter also,” he stated. Udassi stated the matter was pending in Karnataka High Court.
Congress MP from Kerala Hibi Eden has given a discover for an adjournment movement on the difficulty. “Several educational institutions in Karnataka have started to bar students from wearing the hijab, though there is no government-mandated rule against the same. Wearing hijab is a fundamental right of the students, violation of Article 25 of Indian Constitution by the Karnataka government shows its negligence of Constitution of India,” the discover stated.
“The resolution of a school at Udipi in Karnataka to not enable college students carrying hijab inside lecture rooms has led netizens highlighting the plight of the ladies who’re preventing for his or her basic proper to follow faith. Also by stopping them from attending courses, their proper to training is being violated,” it stated.
Students, some carrying hijabs and others in saffron scarves, converged exterior the gates of the MGM College in Udupi on Tuesday. (Express picture by Jithendra M)
However, the Speaker rejected an adjournment movement on the difficulty.
Outside the House, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Independent MP from Mandya in Karnataka, stated the difficulty was being politicised. “I’m for private freedom in accordance with faith. Having stated that I believe college students and training needs to be stored out of politics. Now it’s extra of a political combat fairly than spiritual difficulty. I really feel strongly for the scholars, they deserved to have good training. Religion needs to be stored out of this and no social gathering ought to take pleasure in politics over it,” she advised The Indian Express.
Lok Sabha witnessed a spat between the ruling and opposition MPs when TN Prathapan MP raised the matter on Monday.
In Rajya Sabha, Congress member L Hanumanthaiah tried to lift the difficulty however his speech was reduce brief because the zero hour ended.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
