Students Turn Up In Saffron Scarves Amid Row Over Hijab In Karnataka
Amid heated protests in Karnataka by some Muslim girls to be allowed to attend classes wearing a hijab, a group of students again marched to their college wearing saffron scarves. Videos from Kundapur in the Udupi district show boys and girls donning the scarves over their college uniforms and raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram (praise Lord Ram)" while going to college. The protests have made national headlines and also triggered political debates, with Congress and the BJP attacking each other over the issue.
