Hijab Row: Karnataka and other parts of India have seen protests over a ban on hijab in classrooms. (File)
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Wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam, and preventing it does not violate the constitution that guarantees freedom of religion, the Karnataka government said previously. supreme court on fridaybecause it defends the ban on headscarves in classrooms.
“We have taken the position that wearing the hijab is not an essential religious part of Islam,” Karnataka’s Attorney General Prabhuling Navadgi told the court with Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Judge JM Khazi and Judge Krishna. M Dixit.
The state government’s top lawyer says there’s nothing illegal about the February 5 clothing ban “affecting equality, integrity and public order” amid protests and Protests against the head covering ban in many schools and colleges in the state are on the rise.
“There is no hijab issue in the government order. The government order is harmless in nature. It does not affect the petitioner’s rights,” he said, adding that universities could decide if they want to allow headscarves in the classroom.
“The conscious position of the state is that we do not want to interfere in religious matters. We can say that the hijab is against secularism and order and can say that it is not allowed. We don’t allow it. It’s the state’s position. we don’t want to interfere,” he said.
However, he concedes that the part of the dress code that is “homonymous with unity and equality” could be said better.
“The drafters were a bit enthusiastic here. Meaning, in the absence of a uniform rule, please wear decent clothes. I agree that could be worded better,” he said. speak.
The defense general denied the accusations by some Muslim students, who challenged the Karnataka government’s order on February 5, saying it violated Article 25 of the Constitution.
Article 25 grants the right to freedom of conscience and freedom to practice, practice and propagate religion to Indian citizens.
Nor does the government order violate Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution which guarantees all its citizens freedom of speech and expression, Mr. Navadgi argued.
The hijab controversy has raged at Karnataka High Court since last week after weeks of escalating tensions over a ban on headscarves in classrooms that began spreading in the state at the end of December.
The Supreme Court, under a temporary order pending review of all hijab-related petitions, last week banned all students from wearing saffron shawls, scarves, headscarves and any other any religious flags in the classroom.
