First, it was only four girls’ colleges of Kanpur. But now the Uttar Pradesh Pracharya Parishad (UPPP), an association of principals of government-aided colleges, has imposed a ban on jeans on campus for college girls, saying it would bring down cases of harassment.
In a meeting of the UPPP at the DBS College of Kanpur, 22 principals of leading degree colleges of the state have unanimously supported the ban in government-aided institutions.
The UPPP has also decided to ban students from carrying mobile phones to college.
About the council decision, DBS College Principal Ashok Kumar Srivastava said, “It has been viewed that eve-teasers generally target girls wearing jeans or modern clothes.”
The principal claimed that if girls wore salwar-kurta or Indian clothes, cases of sexual harassment near college campuses would decrease.
“We can take precautionary measures to prevent the harassment of girls. In a meeting on Sunday, therefore, the principals of 22 leading colleges of UP decided to take this step,” he added.
Earlier, four girls’ colleges of Kanpur — DG Degree College, Acharya Narendra Deo College, Sen Balika College and Johari Devi Degree — had prohibited students from wearing jeans, tight tops, sleeveless blouses, high heels and tight-fitting clothes on campus. The order had drawn criticism from social organisations.
Former parliamentarian and CPI (M) leader Subhashini Ali had termed the decision “dictatorial” and said that, “rather than tightening the noose around eve-teasers, college authorities are creating unwarranted pressure on girls.”
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