Bangalore: The hijab controversy in Karnataka is not going to die down as some girl students are adamant about their demand for permission to attend classes with hijab and burqa. High drama has come to the fore at a paramedical college in Belagavi after the management prevented hijab-clad students from entering classes. Vijaya Institute of Paramedical Sciences (VIPS) imposed a ban on the hijab/burqa. However, the high court's interim order is limited to schools and pre-university colleges where the dress code is prescribed.

The institute's staff on Thursday asked the girl students to remove the hijab from their heads at the gate before entering. After this, the students raised questions and the debate started. The management said it was only implementing the high court's order and the police also reached the spot. Meanwhile, a group of people gathered outside the college and shouted slogans demanding that the girl students be allowed to attend classes, which led to an argument between the police and the youth.

DCP Ravindra Gadadi said six people have been detained. Even when the parents of the students came, the arguments between the staff and the students continued. The discussion lasted for about two hours and the deadlock ended. Prakash Patil, who manages the college, said, "The students and their parents have returned home and it seems that they are satisfied."

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