The National Post said that after the Karnataka HC upheld a ban on Islamic head-scarf, Indians are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms

Claim:

The National Post said critics of the ban say it is another way of marginalizing the Muslim community that accounts for about 13% of Hindu-majority India’s 1.35 billion people.

Counterclaim:

The Canadian daily should not forget that India is a secular nation where the Constitution discourages fanaticism. This is clear from the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which said in no uncertain terms that a hijab is not an essential religious practice. The court said hijab does not form an essential part of Islam and under no provision it could be protected under the fundamental right to religion.

It should be remembered that Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees a person the freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate his or her religion. However, this fundamental right is subject to public order, morality and health and this is not an absolute right.

The Karnataka High Court ruled, “We are of the considered opinion that the prescription of the school uniform is only a reasonable restriction constitutionally permissible, which the students cannot object to.”

“Mughals or the British did not bring uniform but it was there since the ancient gurukul days. Several Indian scriptures mention Samavastra or Shubhravesh in Sanskrit, the English near equivalent for uniform,” the court said.

“The school uniform ceases to be uniform if hijab of the same colour is allowed. There shall be two categories of girl students those with hijab and those without it,” the bench said.

According to Kerala Governor and renowned Islamic scholar Arif Mohammad Khan, Islam itself defines what's essential to the practice of the faith, so the judiciary's job has become easy. Hijab has been mentioned 7 times in the Quran, but not in the context of the dress code

For detail, read India Today:

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-hijab-controversy-high-court-1926036-2022-03-16
Claim:

The National Post said there is no national guideline on uniforms in India, and states often leave it to schools to decide what their students should wear.

Counterclaim:

Yes, there is no national guideline on uniforms in India. But it is also true that the citizens of the country are entitled to have the right to follow their religious practices in their religious places and not in schools where a dress code is prescribed.

The significance of uniforms in school lays in its generation of a sense of belongingness and development of an attitude to work in a team. The most important with a uniform is that it frees a student from a peer pressure when it comes to their clothes. When everyone is dressed the same, worrying about what you look like is not so important. Add to all this, the Karnataka High Court rightly said that the school uniform makes campuses secular.

For detail, read manorama.com:

https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/03/14/karnataka-high-court-hijab-row-verdict.html