Hijab protest Poster Girl Muskaan Khan welcomes Karnataka govt decision-to continue studies

Hijab protest Poster Girl Muskaan Khan welcomes Karnataka govt decision-to
continue studies

In the midst of the hijab-ban protests in Karnataka, Muskaan won praises on social media as she stood up to the group who heckled her and raised the slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’

Muskaan added that she welcomes CM Siddaramaiah’s decision and will continue her studies again.

It comes as a good news for the minority community that the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced that the state government will withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions. The decision was welcomed by those girls who were including Muskaan Khan. She went viral on social media for standing up to the group of students who heckled her for wearing hijab.

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahiri also released a video statement on the incident and heaped praises on Muskaan. The statement was later rebuffed by the family members of Muskaan.

Muskaan, a second-year B.Com student enrolled in a private college, discontinued her studies midway due to the hijab controversy.

Mohammed Hussain Khan, father of Muskaan Khan said that he welcomes CM’s decision
adding that his daughter received various offers from different colleges but rejected all of them. Her education was delayed by one year due to the hijab controversy. From now she’ll study in Mandya.

Khan addded God bless those who are opposing this decision. Let’s fight and live together.

The withdrawal of the hijab-ban order was one of the promises of Congress amidst the Karnataka Assembly Elections. While announcing the decision, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said “The choice of clothes is one’s own prerogative”.

The previous BJP government imposed a hijab ban on students in educational institutions in Karnataka.
The matter became sensitive as female students with hijab were asked to stay away from classes and even examinations.

This was followed by massive protests by students for the withdrawal of the order.

The issue was brought before the Karnataka High Court, which affirmed the ban instituted by the former BJP government. Subsequently, the Supreme Court rendered a divided decision, resulting in the validation of the Karnataka High Court’s stance.

News input KV Raman