Hyderabad: Mild commotion prevailed at KV Ranga Reddy Degree College at Santosh Nagar after a few girls appearing for the intermediate supplementary exams staged a protest against the college management for allegedly forcing them to remove the burqa for writing exams.
The security staff deployed at the entrance of the college denied entry to burqa-clad candidates resulting in triggering anguish among the students and the parents.
The female candidates alleged that they were forced to remove their burqa before entering the examination hall. “We were forced to remove the Burqa in front of the men’s security staff, despite our requests the college management did not consider their plea to give some time to remove it,” said a student.
Meanwhile, the parents alleged that their children were targeted just because of their veil. “The college management did not hear the request of the parents and instead deployed unruly security staff at the entrance,” said Mohammed Aleemuddin, a parent of the candidate.
“This might be an exceptional incident at a college, there is no ban on Burqa or on any traditional dress, people in Telangana can choose their attire as per their wish,” said home minister Mahmood Ali.
“People can wear whatever they want but if you wear European dress, it will not be correct. We should wear good clothes. Women especially. If they wear lesser clothes it can create problems. (Auratein khaas taur se, kam kapde pehn’ne se pareshaani hoti hai),” the HM added.
He stated that action will be taken against those who forced the students to take off their abayas to attend the exam.
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