BREAKING: 765 persons including lawyers, law students, academicians and social activists express deep concern with the interim order of the Karnataka HC restraining all students from wearing religious clothing and condemn the violation of constitutional rights of muslims.
Open letter states that they “hang their heads in shame” after having been witness to ‘public humiliation of Muslim students and staff, who are being forced to remove their hijab before entering schools and colleges, purportedly on instructions of the district administrations’
Open letter by 765 persons states that HC order restraining students from wearing religious clothing ‘proceeds on an understanding linked exclusively to the right to freedom of conscience, enshrined in Article 25 of the Constitution’ & not on golden triangle of Art 14,19,21 & 15
Open letter says “imposition of uniform in Govt establishments nothing new”, “Muslim girls worn hijab, Sikh boys worn turbans, others worn various markers of their religion on their body along with the uniform” but current attack on muslim women is sign of ‘islamophobia’
“Students who profess the Hindu faith wear different markers of their faith to school every day including bindi, tilaks, vibuthi – however these markers have never evoked a reaction similar to what we see against Muslim students today”: Open letter by 765 persons states
“We urge Karnataka HC to take judicial notice of public humiliation of Muslim students and staff & immediately pass necessary orders prohibiting any such derogatory practice”: letter signed by 765 persons including senior lawyers, activist Sudha Bharadwaj etc
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