Hijab row fallout in Andhra: Vijayawada college student says she was denied entry to class in burqa

A Muslim girl studying at Andhra Loyla college in Vijayawada alleged that she was denied entry to the college by the principal on Thursday, February 17. The principal said that girls and faculty are not allowed inside classes in Muslim attire.

On Thursday, February 17, a Muslim girl student studying at Andhra Loyola college in Vijayawada alleged that she was not allowed inside the college while wearing a burqa.

Pathan Sadiqunnisa claimed that the college principal restricted her from entering the college in Muslim attire.

She said, “we have been wearing hijabs from the beginning and our ID cards were also photographed with traditional hijab wear. Now the correspondent says that we can't come to college wearing it.”

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Responding to this, Dr GAP Kishore, the principal of the college, while speaking to India Today, denied the allegation. He clarified that girls or faculty are not allowed inside the classroom in Muslim attire.

“This morning, while I was on rounds in the college, I found three girls entering college late. Two among them were in Muslim attire. I asked them to go to the girls’ waiting room and change before going to the classroom. However, they refused and went away,” the principal said.

He further emphasised that the ‘college dress code’ was for every student and that other Muslim girls and faculty followed the rule.