Appealing to all Muslim girls to follow the law of the land and take up the second pre-university exams, Prof Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, a former vice-chancellor, on Friday urged them not to get involved in the hijab controversy.
Tareen told the girls that writing the exams is in their interest and in the interest of the community and future generations. He also appealed religious and political leaders to come on one platform and advise the girls on bettering their future.
Indian Express quoted him as saying, “Unfortunately, they spent all their energy on discussing the rights and laws, which will take its own course. The lost time will not come back and if you absent yourselves from the exams, you will be the only ones affected and not community leaders. They trigger your emotions but do not help you in any way.”
Asking the girls to remove hijab in classrooms or exam halls, he cited that women remove hijab while going for Aadhaar card biometric, passport procedures, consulting a male doctor etc. He again appealed to all Muslim girls not to abstain from exams or classes or to refrain from higher education because of hijab restrictions by the government or the law.”
75-year-old, Prof Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen is the former vice-chancellor of Kashmir, Pondicherry and BSA universities and a former member of the University Grants Commission.
