Ban orders around schools, colleges extended in Dakshina Kannada by one week

MANGALURU: The Dakshina Kannada district administration in Karnataka has extended the prohibitory orders currently prevailing around the schools and colleges of the district till February 26.

The decision has been taken in view of the simmering tension in the context of the hijab controversy, Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner KV Rajendra said in a release. The order will be applicable from 6 pm on February 19 to 6 pm on February 26 for a radius of 200 metres around the schools and colleges in the district.

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Section 144 of CrPC was imposed by the district administration in Udupi in areas around all high schools in the district from February 14 till February 19 as a precautionary measure as the schools are reopening after the holiday declared by the state government in view of the hijab-saffron shawl controversy.

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Recently, a guest lecturer in a private pre-university college in Karnataka resigned after she was allegedly asked not to wear Hijab. The guest lecturer Chandini, who has been teaching English in the college for the past three years told reporters she was hurt after being instructed to hold classes without Hijab or displaying any religious identity. The college management has refuted the charge saying there was no such issue.

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