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Amid the raging hijab controversy in Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Network18 in an exclusive interview that he personally believes that all religions should adhere to school dress codes.
Speaking to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, Amit Shah said, “My personal belief is that people of all religions should accept the school dress code. And the matter is now in court and the court is holding its hearings on the matter. Whatever he decides should be respected by all,” the interior minister said.
The petitions filed against the hijab ban are sub judice in the Karnataka High Court, which has, in an interim order, asked the students not to wear any religious clothing until it delivers a verdict.
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“Ultimately, it must be decided whether the country will function according to the constitution or according to whims. My personal belief remains only until the court has ruled. And once the court rules, then I have to accept it, and everybody has to accept it. But I still personally believe that every student should function according to the dress code and uniform set by the school,” Shah told Network18.
Asked about Campus Front of India’s involvement in the matter, Amit Shah said, “These people may have active involvement, but I will simply say that their intentions will not materialise. The people of India will accept the court’s verdict when it comes.”
Controversy erupted on February 19 in Karnataka when girls in many parts of the state were denied entry to their respective educational institutions for arriving in hijabs despite an interim court order. According to a report by news agency PTI, 15 Muslim girls were booked in Tumakuru and 58 students were suspended in Shivamogga for staging demonstrations outside their colleges.
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