Muslim girls boycott classes at Ramakunjeshwar College demanding to lift ban on scarf

July 13, 2012

Uppinagady, July 13: A group of Muslim girl students of Sri Ramakunjeshwar College at Ramakunja near here on Thursday boycotted classes and staged a protest demanding the College management to allow them to wear headscarf in front of male students and teachers in the classes.

The protesters accused the College management of deliberately curbing their religious rights in the pretext of uniform dress code. “We do not violate the dress code of the College, but, want to cover our entire body except the face and hands up to the wrist”, said one of the protesters.

They urged the College management to stop pursuing double standards while dealing with students.

A few days ago the Muslim girls of the College had submitted a memorandum to the management requesting to revoke ban on headscarf inside the College. However the management had rejected their demand.

Vasantha Rao, the principal of the College and KS Radhakrishna, the secretary of management committee have justified their stance to ban headscarf saying that students of all religions are equal for them.

“During the admission process we always clarify to the students and their parents about the dress code of the College. We are not implementing any new rules. The same students who had promised to abide by all our rules and regulation during the admission process, are now protesting against the rules of the College” they said.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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