Bidar Medical College : Dircetor denied allegation of stopping Hijab- clad girls to write examination

Karnataka: Chandrakant Chillargi Director of BRIMS, denied the allegation that hijab-wearing students were not allowed in the exam hall. Although some students were stopped for a few minutes outside the hall while the examiners checked their ID cards. 

As per recent reports, more than 11 hijab-chad girls of Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) were stopped from entering the examination hall by the authorities to appear for the BSc Nursing examination on February 10. 

In a video posted by a student, Adnan Imtiyaz, the examiner stops the girls from entering the examination hall and asks them to remove their hijab if they want to enter the examination hall.

Watch the video: https://twitter.com/IamSyedZaker/status/1491999479515746311

Atif Ashar, whose niece appeared for the examination, said "while some of them removed the scarf and kept it in their bag before going inside to appear for the examination, at least five students returned without attempting the paper,''

Dr Chillargi told that "the staff on exam duty had only asked the girls to produce their Identity cards at the entrance, as it is difficult to recognize students if their faces are covered with headscarves."

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As per a recent media report in The Hindu, The director told referring to the video clip that was shared on social media, that "the examination hall in-charge was asking outsiders, who had accompanied the girls, to leave the campus, and there was no violation of any rule."

In the evening, he sent out a note to the media indicating that the examination was permitted for all students and that the allegations made on the social media platforms were bogus.

Mohammad Yusuf Raheem, writer and activist, criticized the college authorities and suspects that it was a ploy to deny minority students education. He told that "they are acting on oral orders (of the court), whereas they should have waited for an order by the government, based on the oral observation of the court. In normal circumstances, they take years to follow court orders."