Bangalore. The Karnataka government on Monday again said that the hijab is not a necessary religious tradition and religious instructions should be kept outside educational institutions. State Advocate General Prabhulinga Navadgi, from the full bench of the Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab case, said, “Our stand is that hijab is not a necessary religious practice. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar had said in the Constituent Assembly that we should keep our religious instructions outside the educational institutions.
The full bench comprises Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi, Justice JM Khaji and Justice Krishna M Dixit. According to the Attorney General, only essential religious practices are protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees citizens to practice the religion of their choice. As the court proceedings began, Chief Justice Awasthi said that some clarification is needed regarding the hijab.
