NEW DELHI – The female students of a college in Kozhikode, India held a‘melon march’ today.

The March was held against the teacher who used indecent remarks againstcollege girl’s attires.

Students and political activists protested at a college in Kerala’sKozhikode district on Monday, following alleged sexist remarks by alecturer.

On Monday, students and volunteers affiliated to different politicalparties carried out marches to the Farook College, Kozhikode, in protestagainst the alleged sexist remarks by one of the lecturers.

The lecturer had made harsh remarks against women students saying, insteadof dressing decently and wearing their hijabs properly, they were“displaying their melons”.

Taking strong offence to his statement, students belonging to variouspolitical parties including the Congress, Communist Party of India Marxistand the Bharatiya Janata Party participated in protests and marches to thecollege.

Incidentally, the criticism about women’s attire by the college lecturer —and the subsequent protests against his comments — came hours after SaudiArabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman said during his visit to theUnited States that his country would not impose the abaya on women, andthat it was up to women to choose a dignified attire.