Karnataka: Hijab row turns violent, stone pelting, lathi-charge reported

Bengaluru: Even as the High Court started hearing the matter, the Hijab row turned violent in Karnataka on Tuesday as incidents of stone-pelting and lathi-charge were reported in the state at Pre-University Colleges. According to sources, many students were injured in the stone-pelting.
The Karnataka Police resorted to lathi-charge as incidents of stone-pelting were reported during the students’ protest. The police caned the students and protesters to quell the mob from the surrounding areas of the Bapujinagar Government Pre-University College in Shivamogga.
Stone pelting incident was reported at Government First Grade College at Bapuji Nagar in #Shivamogga when students gathered wearing saffron shawls and hijab. The police forces are deployed at the college. @XpressBengaluru pic.twitter.com/PwG9rnQJNG — Marx Tejaswi (@_marxtejaswi) February 8, 2022 Police stated that stone-pelting started after an argument broke out between the hijab-wearing students and another group of students who came in saffron shawls. Three students were injured in the stone-pelting. Superintendent of Police Lakshmiprasad and other senior police officers rushed to the spot and are monitoring the situation.
Tension prevailed in the Government Pre-University College of Rabakavibanahatti in Bagalkot where two groups pelted stones at each other. As the situation turned violent, the college management declared a holiday for the college.
The high drama also prevailed in the Udupi MGM College where two groups of students got into a verbal duel on wearing hijab and saffron shawls. Hundreds of Hindu students came in saffron headgears along with shawls. They were turned out of the college along with the hijab-wearing students.
As tension prevailed in the college area, the college management here also declared a holiday for an indefinite period. The police rushed to the spot and are controlling the situation.