Students who skipped exams are being denied a second chance by the government because of the hijab controversy.

  • March 22, 2022, 11:07 a.m.

Many Muslim girl students are uncertain after Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Monday clarified that the government would not hold re-exams for absentees.

"Whatever the reason for the student's absenting himself or herself during the exams, this year would be no different. We cannot re-organise board examinations and, whatever the order says, we will follow it. It might be for hijab issues or other reasons. We will not hold examinations again, "Nagesh said.

Following the interim order of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that banned the hijab and saffron shawl in colleges where uniforms are prescribed, several Muslim girl students boycotted classes and exams across Karnataka.

Many students had skipped the practical exams, hoping the verdict would be in their favour.

But Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy said they could not go against the court verdict. "The Karnataka High Court order has to be followed. We cannot go against it. We can accommodate students who had not attended examinations before the court verdict, but we cannot do it for those who had not attended after the ruling, "he said.

Meanwhile, Nagesh claimed that about 400 Muslim female students had skipped schools and colleges on Monday.

The Campus Front of India (CFI), which held a press meet on Monday, said they would continue to fight in the Supreme Court. Sarfaraz Gangavathi of the CFI said the students were being forced not to take exams. "The ruling BJP government doesn’t want to educate students, especially Muslim female students. Before the verdict, we visited several colleges in 25 districts of the state and found that 11,000 Muslim female students were affected by the rule. We are collecting the data. But what Nagesh claims is under reported and it is much beyond that, "he said.

Meanwhile, on Monday, students in many parts of the state skipped college over hijab as students wearing hijab were barred from entering the campus. Students protested after being denied entry into Uppinangady government PU College in Dakshina Kannada district. Students at

SKNG first grade college of Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University allege they were abused for wearing hijab. A third-semester BSc student who wrote a Hindi examination on Monday said the faculty was insisting on removing the hijab. "We have been appearing for examinations with burqas and it was never questioned." But after this row, we are being told to remove it. Though we say the order is restricted to PU colleges, the principal is not ready to buy our argument. We are being harassed at the examination centre, "

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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