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🚨 Karnataka High Court will shortly commence hearing in the Hijab Row case(s)
Yesterday, Advocate General placed FIR registered for investigating Campus Front of India’s alleged involvement in pushing #hijab at PU Colleges ot Karnataka in a “sealed cover” before bench
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Yesterday, senior adv AM Dar made submissions for petitioner students who had allegedly been denied entry to a PU College New Horizon school. AG however told court that it is a private school. Dar told Court that Hijab is a matter of life & death in Islam.
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Further, Sr Adv Kamat for original petitioners told court that the Court must decide basis “Pro-choice” decisions like Sabarimala. He said that right to wear Hijab cannot be restricted as it is a Fundamental Right & an Essential Religious Practice which need not be tested.
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Hijab Row: A full bench of Karnataka High Court will resume hearing at 2.30 pm in case against ban on hijab in certain colleges.

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The State government concluded its arguments yesterday after which other respondents started their submissions.

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Hijab Row: Day 9 of the hearing

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A Special Bench of #KarnatakaHighCourt will at 2.30 PM resume hearing plea(s) by girl students challenging alleged ban on wearing #Hijab in government PU colleges in Udupi district. S.S.Naganand,Sr.Adv, is expected to continue making his submissions #HijabRow
Yesterday, AG Prabhuling Navadgi argued that Islam can survive without #Hijab and cited the example of France where it is banned in public places #HijabBan

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Bench assembles #KarnatakaHijabRow
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BREAKING: Intervention in Karnataka HC challenges claim that Hijab is an essential religious practice in Islam. @SanjeevSanskrit, @swati_gs thr. Adv @shashank_ssj also challenge verses cited by lawyers that spread hate against polytheists, unbelievers etc lawbeat.in/top-stories/br…
"Five Pillars of Islam namely Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj" do not include Hijab and thus it isn’t a core practice as per Islamic rules.": Plea in Karnataka HC against claim of Hijab being Essential Religious practice in ongoing #HijabRowInKarnataka
"Quranic source used by lawyers of original petitioners to argue that Hijab is an essential practice of Islam, by citing more than 15 verses from the source that spread hate against polytheists, unbelievers of Islam and idol-worshippers": avers Plea in Karnataka HC
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Hijab Row: Karnataka High Court to resume hearing case at 2.30 pm today.

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Yesterday, the State government told the Karnataka High Court that the petitioners were claiming that wearing of hijab was an essential religious practice, with a view to bind every Muslim woman to a particular dress code.

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A plea has also been filed before Karnataka High Court alleging that the controversy is a creation of 'toolkit' to Islamise India, and has sought NIA probe

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BREAKING: @RashmiDVS approaches Karnataka HC in ongoing #HijabRow case. Inter alia avers “alarmed at purported attempt to introduce symbols widely regarded as tending to promote discrimination & exclusion of women in state-run edu. institutions under garb of Freedom of Religion”
.@RashmiDVS tells Karnataka HC that she herself was once a student of PU College & recalls that she & peers adhered to a strict uniform code which they welcomed as it “fostered sense of sameness & community”, “fulcrum upon which entire student body united” #HijabRowInKarnataka
Despite views expressed by noted scholars & activists such as “Hijab is meant to keep muslim women oppressed” (Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed), “Veil not mandatory in Islam” (Indian muslims for secular democracy) etc, religious chauvinism being pushed: @RashmiDVS to #KarnatakaHC
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