hundreds of demonstrators came out on to the streets of kolkata and chennai.tawa for two weeks protesting about covid rules. they've warned that blocking streets in the federal capital may amount to a criminal offence. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur.

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it is nine in the morning in singapore and six in the indian state of kolkata.e start in india where authorities are braced for more protests amid a row over wearing the islamic headscarf in a college. the controversy began when hijab—wearing students were denied entry to their schools in karnataka. people are waking up in the final day of a three—day closure. protests have now spread to other cities in india, including kolkata and chennai, two of the guests cities and in hyderabad. anbarasan ethirajan reports. the anger against some colleges in karnataka state refusing to allow students to wear the hijab has spread to other parts of india. hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad. the controversy has rocked karnataka, where high schools and colleges have been shut for three days. muslim women say wearing the hijab is part of their faith and their right. imposing dress code should be compatible with the fundamental rights. the fundamental rights state in article 19—1 the right to speech expression, and we have the religio

hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad.d karnataka, where high schools and colleges have been shut for three days. muslim women say wearing the hijab is part of their faith and their right. imposing dress code should be compatible with the fundamental rights. the fundamental rights state in article 19—1 the right to speech expression, and we have the religious freedom, which gives us the right to practise, process and propagate religion. all chanting. the hijab issue has taken a communal twist. here, hindu students arrive at school in saffron hats and shawls — this colour seen as a hindu symbol. they oppose their student colleagues for wearing the islamic headscarves. a place of learning has now become a battleground for the two communities. the hindu nationalist bjp government insists that they are only trying to implement uniform rules. karnataka is following a uniform dress code in the schools, and it is a discipline in the education interest in every student to follow the discipline. they can have them if they want in t

hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad.oversy has rocked karnataka, where high schools and colleges have been shut for three days. muslim women say wearing the hijab is part of their faith and their right. imposing dress code should be compatible with the fundamental rights. the fundamental rights state in article 19—1 the right to speech and expression, and we have the religious freedom, which gives us the right to practise, profess and propagate religion. all chanting. the hijab issue has taken a communal twist. here, hindu students arrive at schools with saffron hats and shawls — this colour seen as a hindu symbol. they oppose their student colleagues for wearing the islamic headscarves. a place of learning has now become a battleground for the two communities. the hindu nationalist bjp government insists that they are only trying to implement uniform rules. karnataka is following a uniform dress code in the schools, and it is a discipline in the education interest and every student to follow the discipline. they cannot

hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad.karnataka, where high schools and colleges have been shut for three days. muslim women say wearing the hijab is part of their faith and their right. imposing dress code should be compatible with the fundamental rights. the fundamental rights state in article 19—1 the right to speech and expression, and we have the religious freedom, which gives us the right to practise, profess and propagate religion. all chanting. the hijab issue has taken a communal twist. here, hindu students arrive at schools with saffron hats and shawls — this colour seen as a hindu symbol. they oppose their student colleagues for wearing the islamic headscarves. a place of learning has now become a battleground for the two communities. the hindu nationalist bjp government insists that they are only trying to implement uniform rules. karnataka is following a uniform dress code in the schools, and it is a discipline in the education interest and every student to follow the discipline. they cannot come as they want

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hundreds of students in the indian city of kolkata have held a protest against a hijab ban in collegesadscarves, said their rights must not be taken away. hindu students have started wearing headscarves to school too. the saffron scarves here, are a symbol of their religion. here's one of them. translation: we asked them not| to wear the hijab when they attend. they knew what we had told them, yet today, they've come wearing the hijab. we are not allowed inside the college now, and that's unfair. the education activist malala yousefzai tweeted "refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of muslim women." here's the reaction from karnataka state's minister of education, to that criticism from malala. india has not banned the hijab. we are allowing hijab to be followed everywhere except for the place where uniform has been proscribed. how can she react to such things? the custom of headscarves for women in islam is often cricitised on grounds of feminism and e