UP writes off writ on girls’ jeans

A day earlier,Uttar Pradesh Pracharya Parishad had said it had decided to prohibit wearing of jeans by girls in order to curb “eve-teasing”. Parishad spokesman Ashok Kumar Srivastava had described jeans as “a provocative dress” and said,“It has been seen that eve-teasers generally target girls wearing jeans or modern clothes.” However,several college principals had refused to accept the Parishad decision. Lucknow University Associated Colleges Principal Association President Dr SP Singh had even called it a “Talibani farman”.

Earlier,principals of four girls’ colleges in Kanpur had issued similar instructions. Rizvi said the Parishad was not recognised by the government. Also,it did not have any state-wide presence and,therefore,their decision held no significance. “However,since we have come to know that such dress codes for girls are being enforced in some colleges,we have decided to issue orders asking district administrations as well VCs to see that these are not implemented in their respective areas,” said Rizvi.

The Kanpur principals had claimed they had issued the instructions in the interest of students and the institutions.