VHP, Bajrang Dal to support those opposing hijab ban withdrawal in schools

Mangaluru: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Pranta Sahakaryadarshi Sharan Pumpwell said that the VHP and Bajrang Dal will stand in solidarity with those opposing the state government’s move to withdraw the ban on hijab inside educational institutions.

Sharan told reporters on Tuesday, that if attempts were made to provoke students in the name of hijab and disturb peace and harmony in the district, VHP and Bajrang Dal workers would also take to the streets and decide on their course of action.

Calling the government’s stand "appeasement politics”, he claimed that instead of protecting the sanctity of schools and colleges, the government was trying to undermine it.

Sharan further said that if any students wished to wear saffron shawls, the organisations would support them. Referring to the earlier hijab row, he said there were no major untoward incidents reported in Dakshina Kannada during the controversy over the ban on hijab inside classrooms.