Visuals of Muskan Khan being heckled by saffron scarf-clad protestors chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’ at a college are viral. In an interview, she says college management is with her.
The Indian diplomat was conveyed Pakistan’s deep concern over alleged religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation and discrimination against Muslims in India.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also shot back at Pakistani ministers for wading into hijab row, saying the country is a 'jungle of crime & cruelty' for minorities.
Single bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit said larger bench needed due to ‘enormity of questions of importance’, and refused interim relief for students to take their exams.
The state govt response comes a day after MP school education minister Inder Singh Parmar supported hijab ban and proposed a dress code in educational institutions.
Wearing hijab comes under Constitutional right to expression and right to privacy recognised by SC, said petitioners’ counsel in hearing on Udupi college’s headscarf ban Tuesday.
While a section of Hindu and Muslim students are in conflict over dress code, others are also worried about losing out on classes as colleges declare holidays to avoid protests.
Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.
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