Dress code and hostel timings for girls has once again sparked a controversy. This time it is the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, which has imposed strict rules, particularly for girl students.

The girls protested against the dress code and hostel timings imposed by the institute today morning.

While girls are not allowed inside the hostel after 9 pm, a recent order by the college denied them from wearing miniskirts and shorts in the campus, hostel office and the lobby.

'TALIBANI RULE'?

The protesters demanded the revocation of the dress-code, which they termed 'Talibani rule', and even said that they would not hesitate to move the women commission challenging the order.

"Dress code wo ho jisme hum comfortable hon, hum dusron ki kyun sune? Kyun na pehne shorts? 21st century hai," said Shivangi, one of the protesters. (Dress code should be the one in which we are comfortable. Why should we listen to others, why should we not wear shorts? It is the 21st century).

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Another protester, Harsha, said "We are not allowed inside hostel post 9.30 pm. We have college from 9-5 and we go for coaching directly from there." She added, "It is not the same for boys."

According to reports, the students also sat on a dharna wearing shorts inside the campus, and daring the authorities to take action against them.

The students said that the hostel should provide a home-like environment and imposing unnecessary dress code makes it suffocating.

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This is not the first time that such protests have happened. Various colleges across the country have been in news for imposing dress codes and other restrictions on girls, the latest case being the Delhi University.

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