

If burkini as an appropriate beachwear in France is being questioned, burqa and hijab as something wearable by Muslims to college is being questioned in Karnataka, as some Hindu students protested against burqa on campus worn by Muslim students.

These Hindu students protested against the hijab and burqas which the Muslim students are allowed to wear on campus.



RECENT RUSTLE

Last week in Mangalore, Srinivas group of colleges sent a circular to the students stating that they cannot attend classes in burqas and soon the protests broke out in the college where Muslim students said that the college is denying them the right to practice their religion which is a basic fundamental right of constitution.

Although the college responded by ending the ban which infuriated many Hindu students in the region.



NOW HINDU STUDENTS PROTEST IN KARNATAKA

Some Hindu students in the small town of Bellare have started protesting against the Muslim students wearing burqas by wearing orange scarves to the college.

B V Seetaram, the editor of a local newspaper -- Karavali Ale -- called it "a tug-of-war" on campuses.

"It is an attempt by both sides to push college managements into a corner. Both sides want to assert their religious identity and muscle power through their attire," Seetaram told news portal Firstpost.com on Friday.



TENSION BETWEEN HINDUS AND MUSLIMS CONTINUES

The age old ruckus has seen no sigh of relief as the tension has been on the rise in Karnataka in the recent years.

If schools and universities aren't enough, the romantic relationships between Hindus and Muslims are also opposed by many conservative Hindu and Muslim groups.

They are also against the women going to bars.



SUPREME COURT LAST YEAR

Last year, the government's board of education imposed a ban on students wearing hijabs, burkas and long sleeved clothes to medical school entrance exams. The ban was imposed to prevent cheating in tests.

Several Muslim groups protested against the ban and even petitioned the court but the Supreme Court stood by the ban.

"Your faith won't disappear if you appear for exam on one day without a headscarf," the judge said.