On hijab ban lift, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge's message for BJP: ‘Set your house...'
Hindustan TimesPriyank Kharge, the Karnataka Minister for IT & BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj on Saturday chimed into the raging Hijab controversy, supporting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to revoke the restrictions placed by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party regime in 2022. The Karnataka unit of the BJP is heavily opposing the lift on the Hijab ban, B Y Vijayendra sating that the Congress-led government in the state is “dividing young minds along religious lines”. By allowing religious attire in educational institutions Siddaramaiah government is promoting dividing young minds along religious lines, potentially hindering the inclusive learning environment," he said in a social media post. The Hijab row first started in January last year when a Government Pre-University College in Udupi allegedly denied entry to six female students who were dressed in headscarves.