By Rohit Kumar Singh
A college in Patna has imposed a dress code under which Muslim students would no longer be allowed to wear burqa inside the college premises. The ban has been imposed in Patna’s JD Women’s College.
In a notice signed by the college proctor and principal, students have been asked to comply with the new dress code.
The college administration has also imposed a fine of Rs 250 in case anyone is found violating the dress code.
Besides this, the college has also prescribed a dress code but the notice does not provide details about it.
The notice reads: “All students have to come to college in the prescribed dress code, every day except on Saturday. Students are prohibited from wearing ‘burqa’ in college. A fine of Rs 250 will be imposed for violation.”
On Saturday, students staged a protest against this ban.
When India Today TV asked college principal Shyama Roy about the rationale of this order, she said she is withdrawing the order banning burqa in college.
This story first appeared on indiatoday.in