Hyderabad, Oct. 1 -- A private school in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, prohibited Muslim parents wearing niqabs from entering the school during a parent-teacher meeting on Saturday, September 27, which led to a commotion in the area.

The incident occurred at New Vision Inter College. The parents claimed they were asked to remove their burqas and niqabs before entering for identification, which many found unacceptable.

"Remove the niqab, only after that you can go inside," a parent recounted the principal's orders to local media.

Offended, some parents got into heated arguments with the teachers. "You can tell students to come wearing uniforms, but you cannot give a dress code to parents. We have been sending our children for three years now. ...