A row has erupted after the Lakshadweep administration introduced a new pattern of stitched school uniforms, but its directive is silent on hijabs or scarves for girl students in the Muslim-majority Union Territory.
The letter said that the management of religious educational institutions was empowered to run their institutes as per the tenets of their religion.
Hearing arguments on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state, the apex court asked whether a student can wear hijab to a school...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said that there was problem of measurement when the students were provided uniform, but now they purchase it as per their size and liking.
