Muzaffarpur, October 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):A college student in this north Bihar town of Indian state said that objectionable remarks were made against her by a male teacher who got annoyed when she refused to take off her head-scarf (hijab) during an exam.

The incident took place at the Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College, better known by its abbreviation “MDDM”, situated in the town’s Mithanpura locality where intermediate students turned up for their sent up tests. She said that the teacher had called her an anti-national and taunted her with the remark that she should go to Pakistan.

Wearing hijab in educational institutions was a major issue in Indian state Karnataka and the matter had reached the Indian Supreme Court. The apex court on October 13 delivered a split verdict on the ban on hijabs in Karnataka’s educational institutions and referred the matter to the Chief Justice of India for constituting a larger bench.

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