SC asks how discipline of schools is violated if Hijab is worn, here’s how Karnataka govt replied
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday while hearing pleas against Karnataka High Court's judgment upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutions asked the Karnataka government how wearing Hijab was violating discipline in schools.
Justice Dhulia while hearing the matter questioned the ASG when the latter said wearing Hijab was an issue of discipline in school.
“How the discipline of the school is violated if the hijab is worn?” Justice Dhulia asked.
Replying to the query from Justice Dhulia, the Advocate General of Karnataka replied that when students started protesting for Hijab other students wanted to wear bagwa shawls. He further added that a situation of unrest prevailed in the state following the developments.
“After some students started protesting for hijab, another set of students wanted to wear bagwa shawls. This led to a situation of unrest and in this backdrop, the Government Order was issued on Feb 5.” Advocate General of Karnataka said.
A bench, comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia, is hearing the batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
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Nine Naxalites carrying cumulative bounty of Rs 43 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh
Sukma, Jan 11: Nine hardcore Naxalites, allegedly involved in attacks on security forces and carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 43 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, police said.
The cadres, including two women, turned themselves in before senior officials from the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here, citing disappointment with "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and infighting within the outlawed outfit, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said.
He said the surrendered Naxalites were also impressed by the state government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, which aims at facilitating development works in remote villages and stated that senior cadres were on backfoot with the increasing pressure of security forces and setting up of police camps in interior areas.
The official said Ransai alias Oyam Buska (34), the commander of platoon no 24 of Maoists, and Pradip alias Ravva Rakesh (20), a member under a company wing of PLGA battalion no. 1, were carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh each.
He said four other cadres carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh, a woman Naxalite carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh, and two others, including a woman, carried a bounty of Rs 2 lakh each.
Chavan said Ransai was allegedly involved in attacks, including the Jhara Ghati ambush in Narayanpur district in 2007, wherein seven policemen were killed; the 2007 Ranibodli (Bijapur district) attack, in which 55 security personnel died; the 2017 ambush in Burkapal (Sukma), where 25 CRPF personnel were killed and the 2020 Minpa ambush (Sukma) that killed 17 security personnel.
The other surrendered cadres were also involved in multiple attacks on security forces, he said.
Personnel from Konta police station, District Reserve Guard (DRG), Intelligence Branch Team and 2nd and 223rd battalions played a crucial role in their surrender, he said.
The official said the surrendered Naxalites were provided Rs 25,000 each and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy.
Last year, 792 Naxalites had surrendered in the Bastar region, comprising seven districts, including Sukma.
