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CFI/SDPI involvement

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CFI and SDPI emerge as key instigators of the dispute.
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^ Wahab, Ghazala (9 February 2022). "Why the hijab row is not an identity issue". Mintlounge. lifestyle.livemint.com. If the CFI had not meddled clumsily, this is what the girls may have done. ...
One of the protesting girls, Almas A.H., told a BBC journalist that once the principal dug in his heels, she contacted the Muslim students' body Campus Front of India (CFI). Thereafter, supported by the CFI,the girls dug in their heels too. ...
With the CFI's support, one of the protesting girls has approached the Karnataka high court
^ Prashar, Kiran (5 February 2022). "College hijab row: tale of a district divided". The Indian Express. While both the protesting students and CFI have denied any larger political conspiracy behind the stir, political leaders in Udupi, including the local BJP MLA and leaders of Muslim organisations, see a link between the controversy and the growing political heft of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in the region. ...
Udyavar maintained that CFI has "used these students for their benefit", an accusation Sadiq Jaaratthar, Karnataka unit secretary of CFI, denied."

Muslim Okkuta's claims of involvement in dispute resolution

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Throughout January, efforts were made to resolve the dispute with the involvement of the Udupi district Muslim Okkutta (Muslim Federation), which was controlled by the Welfare Party of India, and the district's Deputy Commissioner
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^ Sood, Anusha Ravi (11 February 2022). "Viral photos, bruised egos, radical student groups: Inside story of Karnataka's hijab crisis". ThePrint. A senior leader of the Udupi District Muslim Okkoota — an umbrella organisation of mosques, jamaats, and Islamic organisations in Udupi — told ThePrint on the condition of anonymity that the body had tried its best to convince the families that it was acceptable to remove the hijab in class.
"We advised the girls to not make a big issue out of not wearing hijab inside classrooms. We even took them and their parents to religious clerics and explained that it was okay to remove hijabs in the classroom," he said....
By the end of December, though, nobody was in the mood for a compromise, according to the Muslim Okkoota leader.
^ "Before hijab standoff, an anti-rape protest, faith, political rivalry". The Indian Express. 11 February 2022. Husain Kodibengre, district president of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights, one of the NGOs that coordinates with the Okkoota, accuses the CFI of escalating what could have been "easily managed within" the college.
"The Muslim Okkoota held several meetings with the principal, the CDC, the local MLA and the parents and it was agreed that it's a minor issue that can be tackled at the school level. The CFI agreed to all this in the meeting, but then went ahead and shared pictures of the girls sitting outside their classrooms. That went viral. And the BJP, of course, happily lapped it up. They got an issue on a platter," he said.

uniform adoption

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but, over time, the majority of college CDCs have adopted them. The rise in student numbers is said to have been a factor in this trend.
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^ "Uniform not must, says PU dept website, contradicts Karnataka govt stand". The New Indian Express. Dakshina Kannada DDPU Jayanna C D, agreed the uniform is not mandatory, but said that colleges have made it mandatory for the purpose of 'identification' of their students. Jayanna, who was earlier principal of a government college in Channarayapatna, Hassan district, said that in colleges where there are 1,500 to 2,000 students, it is difficult to handle them if they turn up without uniforms. ...
Sources said almost all PU colleges in the state have made uniforms mandatory for their students though it is a violation of state guidelines.

"Later", "apparent" revelations

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Later investigations revealed a complicated picture. The protesting students had apparently attended

[1] Wahab, Ghazala (9 February 2022). "Why the hijab row is not an identity issue". Mintlounge. lifestyle.livemint.com. If the CFI had not meddled clumsily, this is what the girls may have done. ...
One of the protesting girls, Almas A.H., told a BBC journalist that once the principal dug in his heels, she contacted the Muslim students' body Campus Front of India (CFI). Thereafter, supported by the CFI,the girls dug in their heels too. ...
With the CFI's support, one of the protesting girls has approached the Karnataka high court

[2] Prashar, Kiran (5 February 2022). "College hijab row: tale of a district divided". The Indian Express. While both the protesting students and CFI have denied any larger political conspiracy behind the stir, political leaders in Udupi, including the local BJP MLA and leaders of Muslim organisations, see a link between the controversy and the growing political heft of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in the region. ...
Udyavar maintained that CFI has "used these students for their benefit", an accusation Sadiq Jaaratthar, Karnataka unit secretary of CFI, denied."

[3] Sood, Anusha Ravi (11 February 2022). "Viral photos, bruised egos, radical student groups: Inside story of Karnataka's hijab crisis". ThePrint. A senior leader of the Udupi District Muslim Okkoota — an umbrella organisation of mosques, jamaats, and Islamic organisations in Udupi — told ThePrint on the condition of anonymity that the body had tried its best to convince the families that it was acceptable to remove the hijab in class.
"We advised the girls to not make a big issue out of not wearing hijab inside classrooms. We even took them and their parents to religious clerics and explained that it was okay to remove hijabs in the classroom," he said....
By the end of December, though, nobody was in the mood for a compromise, according to the Muslim Okkoota leader.

[4] "Before hijab standoff, an anti-rape protest, faith, political rivalry". The Indian Express. 11 February 2022. Husain Kodibengre, district president of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights, one of the NGOs that coordinates with the Okkoota, accuses the CFI of escalating what could have been "easily managed within" the college.
"The Muslim Okkoota held several meetings with the principal, the CDC, the local MLA and the parents and it was agreed that it's a minor issue that can be tackled at the school level. The CFI agreed to all this in the meeting, but then went ahead and shared pictures of the girls sitting outside their classrooms. That went viral. And the BJP, of course, happily lapped it up. They got an issue on a platter," he said.

[5] "Uniform not must, says PU dept website, contradicts Karnataka govt stand". The New Indian Express. Dakshina Kannada DDPU Jayanna C D, agreed the uniform is not mandatory, but said that colleges have made it mandatory for the purpose of 'identification' of their students. Jayanna, who was earlier principal of a government college in Channarayapatna, Hassan district, said that in colleges where there are 1,500 to 2,000 students, it is difficult to handle them if they turn up without uniforms. ...
Sources said almost all PU colleges in the state have made uniforms mandatory for their students though it is a violation of state guidelines.

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