Muslim women have led protests across India demanding the right to wear the hijab.
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Ramakrishna Ashram of the state of Karwar has said that the heated controversy over head coverings in schools and colleges in Karnataka is “unnecessary and not in the interest of peace and harmony”, Ramakrishna Ashram of Karwar state said defending a lawyer has faced attacks for representing Muslim students in the case.
Senior campaigner Devadatt Kamat, who was targeted by right-wing commentators for citing Islamic scriptures in defense of students fighting for the right to wear the hijab in schools and universities, did not. detrimental to Hinduism, the ashram’s top priest said in a statement.
“An unnecessary discussion is going on about the dress code of Muslim girls in schools/college, and it breaks my heart to witness such a violent controversy in my country. different levels of Association This is certainly not beneficial, and, in Swami Bhaveshanand said.
“It pains me more to see that the name of Shri Devadatt Kamat – High Court Advocate is being embroiled in this controversy simply because he represents a party in the Court as Advocate,” he said.
“Some elements are trying to brand him as advocating a cause against the Hindu Religion. This perception is completely baseless and baseless. An attorney represents the client in court. The court must perform its duty and justice to the client’s cause, which is professional obligation Swami Bhaveshanand added.
Calling the attacks against Mr Kamat “baseless propaganda and staged by some immoral elements being carried out”, the priest welcomed the supporters’ predecessors as a “Avid follower of Shri Ramakrishna Vivekanand Philosophy”.
Arguing for students who are required not to wear the headscarf to schools and colleges in Udupi state, Mr. Kamat on Thursday told Karnataka High Court that religious headscarves are part of the culture of the country. them without being hindered.
Mr. Kamat said: “Our fundamental right is held hostage to the university development committee. The government order that prohibits the wearing of headscarves does not violate Article 25. GO (Government Order) not innocuous.”
He also cited verses in the Quran that say that women are responsible for covering their heads from anyone other than close family members.
The Hijabs controversy erupted in Karnataka in late December when hijab-clad Muslim students arriving at a government college in Udupi faced protests that have since grown so bitter that the authorities The state had to close schools for grades 11 and 12 as well as colleges until Wednesday.
