Hardliners Hindu under Modi regime demand wider ban on hijab in India
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Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban link on the traditional Islamic headscarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students who had protested against the ban.
The Karnataka High Court decision on Tuesday, backing the southern state's ban on the hijab in February, has also been welcomed by top federal ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who say students should avoid wearing religious clothing in class.
There is no national guideline on uniforms in India and states often leave it to schools to decide what their students should wear.
