Overview
- Vivek Vidyalaya & Junior College initially ordered girls to remove burqas and niqabs before entering classrooms while permitting hijabs.
- A video from local portal GalliNews showing students stopped at the gate fueled a protest and a hunger strike backed by AIMIM leaders including Jahanara Shaikh.
- Police said they booked six female students for unlawful assembly during Thursday’s demonstration outside the Goregaon campus.
- By evening, the college issued a letter allowing the burqa on campus and in class but continuing to prohibit the face-covering niqab, with police saying the dispute was resolved peacefully.
- Administrators linked the restriction to a past exam-cheating case and stressed there is no ban on hijab, noting the rule targets the junior college section.