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Hijab ban disturbing mental health of Muslim girls, petitioner tells Karnataka HC

The hijab ban is creating a “mass hysteria” and disturbing the mental health of Muslim girls, a petitioner told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday, reported Live Law.

“As per the preamble, guarding health is the duty of the state,” submitted Vinod Kulkarni, one of the petitioners seeking permission for students to wear hijab in educational institutions.