Speaking with ANI, Kunhalikutty said, "It's not something that happens in Kerala. It is totally against the secular attitude. A student had to stop her education because of her attire. That is not very usual here. This is very bad."
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M) Kerala State secretary MV Govindan on Friday slammed Congress and the SDPI, accusing them of trying to incite unrest over an issue where a school in Kochi refused to permit a student to attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf), citing the i
The Education Minister referred to a specific incident at St. Rita's School in Palluruthy, Ernakulam, where a student was allegedly barred from attending class for wearing a headscarf.
Karnataka has paused the Best Teacher Award for the Kundapur Government Pre-Graduation College principal due to past controversy over denying hijab-wearing students entry.
Amid hijab row and dress code in schools of Rajasthan, BJP leader and state Minister Jawahar Singh Bedam on Tuesday stressed the need for students to adhere to school uniforms and urged them to come in uniform.
Balmukund Acharya, the BJP MLA from Hawa Mahal, said that the protest over his objection to Muslim girl students wearing hijab at the Republic Day celebration at a government school here is politically motivated.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Monday over the hijab row, stating that the party is confused and does not implement what they promise.
As the hijab controversy flares up in Karnataka, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao slammed the Congress-led Karnataka government on Sunday, saying that the Siddaramaiah-led government has not lifted the ban on hijab yet in the state and they are still thinking about it.
Sparking a series of discussions, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced in a public meeting that his government will lift the ban on hijab imposed by the previous BJP government in the state, while the latter called it "appeasement" for the vote bank
BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Saturday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his decision to withdraw the hijab ban imposed by the previous BJP government, accusing him of indulging in appeasement politics.
Speaking to ANI, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra said that the chief minister could have at least spared education institutions from the dirty politics.
During the protests in Karnataka over the Hijab row, Muskaan was heckled by a group of students wearing saffron shawls. The group shouted 'Jai Sri Ram' slogans to which the girl retorted by shouting 'Allah hu Akbar'.