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India: Hindu hardliners seek wider ban on hijab in class after Indian court verdict

NEW DELHI, 17 March 2022, (TON): Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic headscarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students.

The Karnataka High Court decision, backing the southern state's ban on the hijab in February, has also been welcomed by top federal ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, who say “students should avoid wearing religious clothing in class.”

There is no national guideline on uniforms in India and states often leave it to schools to decide what their students should wear.

Rishi Trivedi, president of the Hindu-first group Akhil Bharat Hindu MahaSabha, said "we are a Hindu nation and we do not want to see any kind of religious outfit in educational institutes of the country.”

"We welcome the court verdict and want the same rule to be followed throughout the country."

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