The problem of wearing hijab in Karnataka first erupted in Udupi. The impact of this issue spread throughout the state. Hijab protests and issues became talk across the nation. The state government has ordered a holiday for schools and colleges in Karnataka since February 8 due to the ongoing pressures over the hijab issue. The case was taken up in the Karnataka High Court.
The Chief Justice's session, which heard the case, imposed an interim ban on students coming to school wearing clothes that reflect religious identities until the final verdict in the case. Meanwhile, schools in Karnataka reopened yesterday. In some schools, students wearing the hijab were denied admission.
As a result, 35 students wearing hijabs were not allowed inside the school in the Kodagu area today. They subsequently staged a protest on the school premises. Some students in the Udupi and Shivamogga districts refused to take the exams because they were not permitted to wear hijab inside the exam hall.