Udupi, Feb 24, 2022: The MGM Pre University and Degree Colleges in Udupi denied entry into the campus for hijab-clad students who said they went to the college on February 24 to submit their assignments.Both colleges are in the same campus.
Over 20 students, who stood outside the gate in the forenoon, told mediapersons that some of them wanted to visit the library. The students said that the college authorities told them to enter the campus after removing the hijab. They said that the students comprised those pursuing pre-university, degree and post-graduation courses. The students said that they were told to submit the assignments to the college authorities at the entrance.
Both the colleges had declared a holiday from February 8 to February 17 following a tense situation after some students entered the campus wearing saffron peta and shawls, and burqa with hijab on February 8. The colleges had told students to attend the classes and examinations after removing both hijab and saffron shawls, as per the interim order of the Karnataka High Court.
Sources said that after the colleges were reopened on February 18 for holding practical and internal examinations. Police have posted personnel outside the college campus.
Courtesy:The Hindu