Viral video of Muslim student harassment: 'A large part of the lost generation has fallen victim to hatred'
The ongoing controversy over hijab in the Indian state of Karnataka is not going away and a new video has surfaced showing a student wearing burqa and niqab being harassed by several students wearing saffron shawls.
The video, which went viral on social media, was posted by Alt News founder Muhammad Zubair with the words: "When a Muslim girl arrives at PES College, many students wearing saffron shawls are harassing her."
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For the last one and a half months in Karnataka, there has been a dispute between the students and the administration over hijab in several colleges and the matter is now in the High Court. But in recent days, it has come to light that the hijab is now being compared to saffron shawls, which reflect the divisions of Indian society along religious lines.
The video, which went viral on social media, shows a student in a black burqa driving a scooter to PES College Bangalore and a group of hundreds of students waving saffron shawls as they walk towards the building. They start harassing her by chanting slogans of 'Allah Akbar' in response to which the lone student chants 'Allah Akbar' and says in Karnataka language 'Don't we have the right to wear hijab?'
As the student pauses to speak to the camera, a group of students in saffron shawls come up to her again, shouting slogans and trying to harass her. Lead to
Even after the student walked into the building, the students with saffron shawls were constantly chanting slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram' which teachers or administration officials were seen trying to stop. But when stopped, these students start shouting slogans with more enthusiasm.
As of the publication of this article, the video has been viewed by over 2.7 million people and is a hot topic on social media.
It is said that after the hijab controversy started in India, some political parties have allegedly distributed saffron shawls among the students and they are stirring up the controversy.
In a video posted by Indian journalist Naveedita Narenjan Kumar, MGM College students can be seen carrying saffron shawls. According to Nodita, the shawls were allegedly distributed by Hindutva organizations.
Naveedita has posted several videos and photos of the riots at the MGM College over the hijab controversy, in which hundreds of students wearing saffron shawls and hats chanted slogans against the burqas and hijab.
In another photo, teachers at Edge GM College are asking hijab-wearing students to leave the school.
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'A large part of the lost generation has fallen victim to hatred'
.A video of a Muslim student wearing hijab at PES College Bangalore has gone viral on social media.
Bollywood actress Pooja Bhatt, while posting the video, wrote, "As usual, a gang of men is needed to intimidate a woman."
He reprimanded the students and tweeted that waving shawls as a weapon, trying to hide their weakness from oppression, these people are an insult to human beings. She says a large part of the lost generation has fallen victim to hatred.
'Government-sponsored goons who harass a Muslim girl in broad daylight without any fear'
Former Chief Minister of Indian-administered Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, "Harassment of a Muslim girl in broad daylight without any fear shows that such thugs have the patronage of the people in the government."
Mufti further said that such incidents should not be seen as mere incidents as the BJP hopes that such incidents will help them win the UP elections.
Former Chief Minister of Indian-administered Kashmir Omar Abdullah also shared the video with the words, "Hatred against Muslims has become commonplace in today's India." We are no longer a nation that celebrates diversity, we want to separate people and punish them.
Indian journalist Rana Ayub wrote, "Thousands fight against a woman wearing hijab". Tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rana asks, "I thought you were a supporter of women's emancipation and wanted to educate them."
"I hope the world sees the hatred that this country has for Muslim women," she said.
Dr NC Asthana, an Indian physicist and retired IPS officer, says there are few words in English to condemn him. They ask, 'How can you do this to a girl, whether she is alone or with someone? You protest against the government or the college, why are you harassing a lonely girl by harassing her.
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Ravinder Singh, founder of Khalsa Aid, has called it the 'new and scary face of a new India'. "Right-wing thugs are harassing and threatening a lone Muslim woman," he tweeted.
Along with Pakistanis, many Indian Muslims are calling the young girl a "tiger" and praising her courage.
Pakistani singer Mesha Shafi has also called her a tiger. Meanwhile, Indian actress Sawira Bhaskar termed the behavior shown in the video as shameful.
According to Indian media, all schools and colleges in the Indian state of Karnataka have been closed for three days after today's riots.
Karnataka Chief Minister Biswaraj S. Bomai has appealed to all students, teachers and administrators of schools and colleges as well as the people of Karnataka to maintain peace and harmony.
"They only want permission to wear the hijab, which is part of our identity."
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It may be recalled that during the ongoing controversy over hijab in India this week, the government of the southern state of Karnataka had issued a new order to make uniforms compulsory in universities and colleges.
The ruling by the ruling BJP government in the state came ahead of a hearing in the Karnataka High Court.
The Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions filed by five female students of a government college in ODP after the two petitions were filed against them for refusing to wear hijab.
They said that they could not be prevented from wearing hijab because it is their basic right which is given to them by the Constitution of India.
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The High Court will continue hearing tomorrow.
How did it all start?
Since last month, eight female college students have not been able to attend classes for several weeks due to the crackdown on hijab by the administration of ODP's government pre-university college.
When pictures of these students sitting on the steps of the school surfaced on social media, many people termed it as a violation of the religious freedom enjoyed by the citizens in the Constitution of India.
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