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In an all-girls hostel in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, female students belonging to the Muslim community protested on Saturday (11 September) afternoon after the hostel superintendent directed them to wear a burqa inside the campus.
As per reports, the students pelted stones on the gate of the hostel and alleged that the superintendent is trying to impose the Taliban’s Sharia law inside the hostel campus.
“Every time we wear trousers, the superintendent abuses us. She also gives wrong information to our parents stating that we talk to boys,” said Daraksha Anwar, a student.
“It is not easy to wear a burqa in hot and humid conditions during summer season in Bihar, hence, we sometimes wear trousers and T-shirts inside the campus. Whenever she saw any student in trousers or talking to female students who are having scooty, she starts scolding/abusing us,” said Neda Fatima, a research scholar.
Authorities rushed to the spot after the incident. Circle Officer of Nath Nagar Smita Jha, along with a police team, reached the girls’ hostel to sorted out the matter.
However, the superintendent of the hostel denied the charges levelled against her by the students.
“We have taken the statements of the students and the superintendent. The investigation is currently underway. We will submit the probe report to the district education officer soon”, Jha said.
Last week in Nagpur, Muslim women belonging to the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hindi, Girls Islamic Organisation, were distributing pamphlets encouraging non-Muslim girls between the age of 15-25 to wear hijab and encouraged them to ‘spread knowledge of Quran and Sunnah’.
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