Bengaluru: As many as 7 teachers in Gadag were suspended for allowing the students to write SSLC examinations with the Hijab.

It was alleged that on Monday March 28, these teachers allowed students to write the examination with the Hijab.

The department has also ordered an inquiry on the suspended persons. These teachers and superintendents allowed hijab clad girls to write exams on Monday at the C. S. Patil Examination Centre in Gadag.

As the news started to spread, the Department of Public Instruction suspended these teachers.

Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Basalingappa G. M. issued the suspension orders. Chiefs of both the examination centres were also suspended.

Meanwhile, Sriram Sene Kalaburagi District President, Ninganna Gouda Patil has lodged a complaint with the Block Education Officer of Kalaburagi demanding the suspension of Mohammad Ali, the teacher of Ijeri Urdu School in Jevargi Taluk for allowing a student to write exams wearing hijab. In his complaint he has warned that if action is not taken, protest will be staged.

The State Government warned stringent action if any student is allowed to write the examination wearing the hijab.

Inputs from IANS