The principal of Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Government Arts and Commerce College in Bhadravati said that the row over a section of students seeking permission to attend classes with saffron shawls had been resolved.
Eight students had attended class with shawls on February 2. They wanted that either they be allowed to attend classes wearing a shawl or Muslim girls be stopped from attending classes with scarves. Eight students had placed the demand in the college, which has 1,048 students.
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Dr. M.G. Umashankar, the principal, told
The principal said after the meeting, four students, who were convinced, attended the classes while the rest went out. “They wanted us to convince Muslim girls against wearing a scarf. I have told them that we will talk to their parents on this issue and try to convince them as well,” he said.
Of 165 Muslim girls in the college, a few girls attend classes wearing scarfs.
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