STUDENTS SHOULD COME IN UNIFORM: RAJASTHAN MINISTER BEDAM OVER HIJAB ROW

Amid hijab row and dress code in schools of Rajasthan, BJP leader and state Minister Jawahar Singh Bedam on Tuesday stressed the need for students to adhere to school uniforms and urged them to come in uniform.

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The controversy over hijab row erupted after BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya, who, while attending a Republic Day celebrations in a school in Jaipur allegedly raised questions of whether there are two types of dress codes in the school.

Reacting to this, Bedam said, "Rajasthan Government and Education Department has issued directions from time to implement the dress code.

Students should come in uniform, and with that, they learn discipline. That is the temple of education where the Education Department has enforced the dress code. Students should come as per dress code".