Pune police intervene after a burqa-clad student alleges she was barred from taking her SSC exam
controversy erupted in a school in Pimpri-Chinchwad when a Class 10 girl alleged that she was initially asked to remove her burqa to be allowed to appear for an exam. Following police intervention, she was allowed to take the SSC exam wearing the face veil The incident occurred at CMS School, Nigdi Pradhikaran, on Saturday. she says “I went to the exam centre with my father at 10.15 am. At 10.30 am, when we were heading to our respective classroom, the teachers present at the gate asked me to take off my burqa, which I refused to do. I told them they could carry out their checks, but I would not remove my burqa. The teachers refused to allow me inside. I called my father, who alerted the police,” the student told The Indian Express on Sunday The student, who is from nearby Beena School, said she had lost 20-25 minutes of precious time because of the controversy. “I could have used it for last-minute revision,” she added.
