India's Mumbai college restricts entry to students wearing burqas, sparks row
On Wednesday, several Class 12 students of NG Acharya and DK Marathe College of Arts, Science, and Commerce at Chembur were stopped by security guards from entering the college premises.
The reason: they were wearing burkhas over their uniforms in breach of the college's new uniform policy. After the incident, there was a protest by the students outside the college.
The letter stated that on the one hand, the central government had adopted the policy of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' for the country but on the other, an incident like this in the state seemed to indicate "a conspiracy to deprive minority girls of education". Khan has demanded that the college, the principal, and the management of the college take immediate action and cancel the "illegal" decision.
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