Ten Muslim students of Delhi바카라s Jamia Millia Islamia University have alleged that they were barred from a National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Rohini after they refused to shave their beards.
Ten Muslim students of Delhi바카라s Jamia Millia Islamia University have alleged that they were barred from a National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Rohini after they refused to shave their beards.
The students also alleged that their bags were thrown out of the gates on the sixth day of the camp, according to a by the Indian Express.
바카라The authorities said either shave your beard or leave바카라, said a student, as quoted by the newspaper. 바카라Our bags were thrown out of the gate,바카라 he added. According to a by The Times of India, a student also alleged that they were warned of police action if they did not leave the camp.
One of the students also said that they had been attending the camps with beard and it had never been a problem before.
바카라This time also on the first day of our camp we had written an application saying our beards have a religious importance and we should be told if there is a problem. But suddenly on the sixth day of the camp, the authorities said either shave your beard or leave,바카라 he said.
A student said while the Indian Army only allowed Sikhs to wear turbans and sport beards, the NCC Act does not mention anything about beard. 바카라We asked the commanding officer to mention the specific charge but he just said indiscipline,바카라 he said. So, except one student, they refused to accept the notice.
Students바카라 organizations later staged a protest in the Jamia campus.
However, NCC officials maintained that they did not throw the students out. 바카라We did not throw them out, we told them to shave as part of discipline of NCC. They said they have their religious beliefs. I told them it is their wish if they wanted to follow their religion바카라 and if they바카라re not comfortable, they바카라re at liberty to move out바카라 I have been in the Army for 26 years and that바카라s the discipline I understand that everyone has to shave, barring Sikh gentlemen,바카라 said an official, as quoted by the Indian Express.
In December last year, the Supreme Court had that Muslim personnel cannot keep beard in the Indian Air Force citing religious grounds. The apex court had then dismissed a petition by an airman who was dismissed from service for growing a beard without his commanding officer바카라s permission and refusing to shave it off despite being warned of disciplinary proceedings.
The petitioner, Ansari Aaftab Ahmed, had said that keeping a beard was a facet of his fundamental right to freedom of religion, and sought equality with Sikhs.
Keeping a beard is mandatory in Sikhism. The IAF had maintained that the practice of keeping beard is only optional according to the tenets of Islam and that the religion does not prohibit shaving.