Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Jun 9: In a surprise move, the number of Muslim girl students seeking admission in government women PU college of the city, where the hijab row erupted, has increased.

Six girl students of the college had approached court seeking permission to wear Hijab while attending classes. They were adamant to wear hijab in spite of high court order of not allowing the same. They did not even write the final examinations citing the same reason.

It was thought that the number of Muslim girl students seeking admission in this college will reduce after the hijab row. Already 40 Muslim girl students have got admitted to first PU of the college according to the college administrative board. The board also confirmed that they have agreed to remove the Hijab while hearing lessons inside classroom.

President of development committee of the college, local MLA Raghupati Bhat said that 253 students are promoted to second PU and 335 students are admitted to first PU. Another 100 applications are received. The remaining seats will be filled after the supplementary examinations of SSLC.

Government college for women has recorded good results last academic year, in spite of hijab related disturbances. The school and college were closed for some days on account of the same issue. Gayathri, one of the students has scored 625 out of 625 marks in SSLC. More than 50 percent students scored 85% marks in SSLC.