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Meanwhile, MS Sajid, national president of Campus Front of India (CFI) said, “Karnataka HC denies the constitutional rights of the citizens.”

During the hearing, the petitioners argued that wearing a Hijab is an essential religious practice under Islam.
 

As Karnataka High Court is all set to pronounce its judgment on the much anticipated hijab row, from imposing prohibitory orders to closing the schools and colleges, the government has taken measures to ensure law and order is not disturbed.

While the Karnataka High Court is yet to give its verdict in the hijab row, the issue refuses to die down. In a fresh case, the students of Udupi government college, the epicenter of the hijab row, were denied entry to give practical exams. Following the college management's denial of opportunity, some of the students had given representation to DDPI asking him to postpone exams until the final verdict is out the case.

Further intensifying its stance, the Karnataka government has issued an order, which bans the wearing of the hijab and other religious symbols in minority institutions operating under the state government. 

With hijab row becoming a national issue and fingers being pointed at the Karnataka government's handling of the issue, Home Minister Araga Jnanedra has held the Campus Front of India, a student body for making a mountain of a molehill. The minister also stressed that the state agencies will share all the details with central agencies in this regard. Echoing the same, Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat went further and blamed CFI for foiling the attempts made to contain the situation.

 In Parliament, the BJP government has pushed for a Uniform Civil Code. It was even mentioned in the saffron party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

The court was hearing a total of five petitions on the hijab row on behalf of 18 girls from colleges in the Udupi region.

The special bench constituted by Karnataka High Court will hear Thursday a total of five petitions on the hijab row on behalf of 18 girls from colleges in the Udupi region.

The special bench constituted by Karnataka High Court will hear Thursday a total of five petitions on the hijab row on behalf of 18 girls from colleges in the Udupi region.
 

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi tried to draw the global leadership's attention towards the raging issue, which had begun in Karnataka's Udupi. In a tweet, the Pakistani FM said, "Depriving Muslim girls of education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights."

An issue over college uniform has snowballed into a major controversy after Karnataka education minister claimed that radical group PFI is brainwashing the children through its student front, Campus Front of India. The minister has appealed to the students in Udupi Government Pre-University College to follow the dress code.

Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya once again grabbed attention after he said, "those Muslims, Christians and others who left Hinduism should be brought back to Hinduism.' Speaking at the event held at Udupi on Saturday, the MP also mentioned that in the idea of 'Akhanda Bharath' even Pakistan is included. The video clips of the event and his speeches are now going viral.

Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah pay homage to Oscar Farnandes

As the date for the 10-day Ganesha festival is nearing, the Karnataka government has indicated that there will be relaxation on rules compared to last time. The government also announced the relaxation of weekend curfew barring Udupi, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Hassan.