The issue surfaced after RTI activist Keshav Dev Sharma filed an RTI with the Municipal Corporation of Aligarh about Jama Masjid. In response, the Municipal Corporation stated that the 300-year-old Jama Masjid in Upperkot was built on public property.
"If a student comes dressed in burqa and hijab from home, they are required to remove the attire after entering the college premises," Beena Upadhyay told Opindia.