Several students of the St. Francis College in Hyderabad on Monday held a protest against the college’s new dress code order that was imposed on Friday.
The college had asked the girl students to wear only below the knee-length dress. The decision dubbed as ‘moral policing’ was slammed by students and activists across the spectrum.
At least 150 students holding placards protested outside the campus on Monday morning.
Hyderabad: Students of St. Francis College For Women protest against the new rule under which the students have been ordered to wear ‘kurtis’ below knee length while shorts, sleeveless or other similar dresses are banned in the campus. #Telangana pic.twitter.com/x6luaPuvRE
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2019
#Hyderabad-More than100 students are protesting at the St. #Francis College in Hyd, against Moral Policing. Students tell me- they have been asked to wear ‘long kurtas’ to ‘not distract male faculty’ and ‘for better marriage proposals.’ ‘No negotiations’ -say students #Telangana pic.twitter.com/OVm9tB8oem
— Rishika Sadam (@RishikaSadam) September 16, 2019
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Earlier on Friday, several students were stopped by security guards who told them that their kurtis were an inch above the knee and thus would not be allowed to attend classes.