At least 12 activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were on Tuesday detained for protesting against a group of girls wearing hijab at a school in Gujarat's Surat, police said.
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The VHP activists were detained from the school premises, where they had gathered to protest against some girls wearing hijab, inspector M B Rathod of Kapodra police station said.Â
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The girls wearing hijab were not students of the school, but had gone there to attend a competitive exam for which the institute was a venue, the official said.
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Activists sporting saffron scarves protested peacefully at the school even as students gave their exams. The principal informed the police, which rushed to the site and detained them, he said.
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"We rushed to the school and detained 12 protesting members and brought them to the police station. No hindrance was caused to the girls taking the exam in a classroom," the inspector said.Â
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Protesters claimed that the girls were attending school wearing hijab as part of a conspiracy to turn Gujarat into Shaheen Bagh, a site of a sit-in protest by Muslims against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.Â
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Meanwhile, Surat Congress leader Aslam Cyclewala said some groups are deliberately trying to disturb peace in the state. "It appears to be a conspiracy of some right-wing outfits to disturb peace in Gujarat," he said.
With PTI inputs.
