Bengaluru: All eyes are set on the three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court, which will hear on Thursday afternoon the petitions questioning the ban on wearing of ‘hijabs’ by students in colleges. Nagesh added that he along with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra and Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan have been regularly holding …
In regards to the ongoing Hijab controversy in Karnataka, education minister BC Nagesh said, “unnecessarily, some miscreants have started disturbing the atmosphere in Karnataka. 6 girls wanted to wear hijab to classes.” He issued this statement on Tuesday, February 8, while the Karnataka HC was hearing petitions seeking to allow students to wear hijabs to classes. Education minister BC Nagesh …
Amid the raging row over wearing 'Hijab' in educational institutions in Karnataka, state Education Minister B C Nagesh on Sunday said students who are unwilling to adhere to the uniform dress code are at liberty to explore other options. READ: Hijab row: BJP calls Rahul Gandhi 'dangerous', asks why he doesn't make hijab essential in Cong-ruled states The Bommai government …
In the wake of the 'hijab' row, the Karnataka government has asked educational institutions to follow existing uniform related rules, until the High Court comes out with an order in this regard, next week. With the issue snowballing into a major controversy spreading to other educational institutions, and the matter coming up before the High Court, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai …
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