Bengaluru:
As Class 10 board exams began in Karnataka, a student in the state’s Hubballi district was turned away for wearing the burqa and allowed to appear for the papers only after she returned, having changed into the school uniform.
Authorities said she was given extra time to change her clothes and remove the burqa.
“She had come for her exams in civil dress. She did not follow the uniform dress code and was wearing burqa. We convinced her that she has to follow the high court order. She changed and she is taking her exams now,” a senior government official Dharwad Mohan Kumar said.
However, in a similar incident in Bagalkot district, a schoolgirl chose to skip the exam when asked to change out of her burqa.
With the high schools exams starting Monday, Karnataka Ministers said anyone violating the High Court ruling on hijab will not be permitted to write the tests.
According to Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, anyone violating the rules would face action.
