Karnataka Cabinet takes stock of hijab controversy

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J. C. Madhuswamy defended the government’s action of enforcing a dress code on the ground that Karnataka Education Act had provides for such a norm. (Source: K MURALI KUMAR)

The Karnataka Cabinet took stock of the untoward developments related to the hijab controversy in PU colleges, but desisted from taking any decision as the Karnataka High Court is seized of the matter.

Disclosing this to mediapersons in Bengaluru, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J. C. Madhuswamy said the Cabinet had discussed the ongoing developments. “But we did not take any decision in this regard since the Karnataka High Court is looking into the issue,” he said.