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NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over hijab, Union home minister Amit Shah has said that all students must adhere to school dress code even as he maintained that it is his personal view and that the court has to take a call on the issue.
“It is my personal belief that people of all religions should accept the school dress code. And the issue is now in court, and the court is conducting its hearing on the matter. Whatever it decides should be followed by all,” the minister said in an interview to Network 18.
Shah said there should be a conclusive decision on whether the country will function as per the ‘norms of the Constitution or individual whims’. “My personal belief only remains until the court makes a decision. And once the court makes a decision, then I should accept it, and everyone should accept it. But I still personally believe that every student should function according to the dress code and uniform mandated by the school,” he said.
Asked about the involvement of Campus Front of India on the hijab issue, Shah said: “These people may have their active involvement, but I’ll just say that their intentions will not come to fruition. The people of India will accept the court’s judgment once it comes.”
The hijab controversy flared up in the state on February 19 when girls in many parts were denied entry into their respective educational institutions as they arrived in hijabs despite the interim order of the Karnataka high court, which is hearing the matter.
As many as 15 Muslim girls were booked in Tumakuru and 58 students were suspended in Shivamogga for staging demonstrations outside their colleges after they were denied entry wearing hijab.
During the hearing in the HC on Monday, Karnataka advocate general Prabhuling Navadgi argued that hijab could either be essential to religion or optional for followers. “The petitioners are seeking a declaration of a particular dress format to become part of religious sanctions so as to bind every woman who follows the Islamic faith. That is the seriousness of the claim,” the AG said.
“It is my personal belief that people of all religions should accept the school dress code. And the issue is now in court, and the court is conducting its hearing on the matter. Whatever it decides should be followed by all,” the minister said in an interview to Network 18.
Shah said there should be a conclusive decision on whether the country will function as per the ‘norms of the Constitution or individual whims’. “My personal belief only remains until the court makes a decision. And once the court makes a decision, then I should accept it, and everyone should accept it. But I still personally believe that every student should function according to the dress code and uniform mandated by the school,” he said.
Asked about the involvement of Campus Front of India on the hijab issue, Shah said: “These people may have their active involvement, but I’ll just say that their intentions will not come to fruition. The people of India will accept the court’s judgment once it comes.”
The hijab controversy flared up in the state on February 19 when girls in many parts were denied entry into their respective educational institutions as they arrived in hijabs despite the interim order of the Karnataka high court, which is hearing the matter.
As many as 15 Muslim girls were booked in Tumakuru and 58 students were suspended in Shivamogga for staging demonstrations outside their colleges after they were denied entry wearing hijab.
During the hearing in the HC on Monday, Karnataka advocate general Prabhuling Navadgi argued that hijab could either be essential to religion or optional for followers. “The petitioners are seeking a declaration of a particular dress format to become part of religious sanctions so as to bind every woman who follows the Islamic faith. That is the seriousness of the claim,” the AG said.
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