Edited by Mala Das | Updated: December 10, 2012 09:40 IST
Bhiwani/Bijnor: In a women's college in Bhiwani in Haryana, wearing jeans and t-shirts will invite a fine of Rs. 100. This dress code, college authorities say, is a way to check incidents like eve-teasing as also to maintain discipline and decorum inside the college.
"The reason why we have imposed ban on jeans and t-shirts because these are completely westernised and are short dresses. The small dresses don't cover students and that is the reason why they have to face eve-teasing due to which parents and college administration face problem. Another reason to impose this ban is to maintain the decorum of the college, every child should look same irrespective of what class she belongs, and through this nobody will have superiority and inferiority complex. Considering all these things, all students will come in Indian dress and would not wear jeans and t-shirts as it attracts men," said Dr. Alaka Sharma, the principal of the college.
In neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the situation is not very different. Girls, who have been listed as recipients of cheques under various government schemes from Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a function in Rampur today, were asked to refrain from wearing black dresses, jeans or even sport jewellery. The order was announced by the district magistrate of Bijnore.
But the diktat soon invited protests from some Muslim leaders who contended that girls from the community would be wearing burqas at the function.
"In our district, Dr. Sarika Mohan has issued a diktat that all the girls who are going to Rampur would not wear black clothes...she has banned black burqa...see, this is a total ban on Muslims...We condemn this and I would like to tell them that they should not offer their alms to Muslims," said Maulana Anwar ul Haq Imam, a community leader.
Following the controversy, the District Magistrate promptly withdrew the dress code, saying the order had been misinterpreted.
"We have not decided any dress code...we told them to wear simple and sober dress...there is no such ban...when I had briefed some officials, some officials had suggested me this (blackburqa)...Some people have misinterpreted it and made it an issue," said Sarika Mohan, District Magistrate, Bijnor.
These bizarre dress diktats have outraged women who contend that imposing such rules won't change anything.
"Ban on wearing jeans and t-shirts doesn't mean that there will be no crimes and boys will not pass lewd comments on you. Men who want to eve-tease can do it if a girl has donned Indian clothes also. I don't think, dressing in Indian attire will bring a change, it all depends on the individual," said Ritu, a college student.
Link: Anger over dress diktats: Girls in Haryana college fined for wearing jeans
"The reason why we have imposed ban on jeans and t-shirts because these are completely westernised and are short dresses. The small dresses don't cover students and that is the reason why they have to face eve-teasing due to which parents and college administration face problem. Another reason to impose this ban is to maintain the decorum of the college, every child should look same irrespective of what class she belongs, and through this nobody will have superiority and inferiority complex. Considering all these things, all students will come in Indian dress and would not wear jeans and t-shirts as it attracts men," said Dr. Alaka Sharma, the principal of the college.
In neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the situation is not very different. Girls, who have been listed as recipients of cheques under various government schemes from Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a function in Rampur today, were asked to refrain from wearing black dresses, jeans or even sport jewellery. The order was announced by the district magistrate of Bijnore.
But the diktat soon invited protests from some Muslim leaders who contended that girls from the community would be wearing burqas at the function.
"In our district, Dr. Sarika Mohan has issued a diktat that all the girls who are going to Rampur would not wear black clothes...she has banned black burqa...see, this is a total ban on Muslims...We condemn this and I would like to tell them that they should not offer their alms to Muslims," said Maulana Anwar ul Haq Imam, a community leader.
Following the controversy, the District Magistrate promptly withdrew the dress code, saying the order had been misinterpreted.
"We have not decided any dress code...we told them to wear simple and sober dress...there is no such ban...when I had briefed some officials, some officials had suggested me this (blackburqa)...Some people have misinterpreted it and made it an issue," said Sarika Mohan, District Magistrate, Bijnor.
These bizarre dress diktats have outraged women who contend that imposing such rules won't change anything.
"Ban on wearing jeans and t-shirts doesn't mean that there will be no crimes and boys will not pass lewd comments on you. Men who want to eve-tease can do it if a girl has donned Indian clothes also. I don't think, dressing in Indian attire will bring a change, it all depends on the individual," said Ritu, a college student.
Link: Anger over dress diktats: Girls in Haryana college fined for wearing jeans
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