MYSURU: Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he has a sked the directorgeneral of police (DGP) to verify the authenticity of the video purportedly released by al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he criticises Karnataka over the hijab row and praises Mandya student Bibi Muskan Khan.
Bommai told reporters in Mysuru that there is a continuous pl oy to tarnish the image of the state by raising sensitive issues designed to disrupt law and order. “As part of this, the al-Qaida video has surfaced in which the terrorist organisation chief has spoken about the hijab issue and Muskan.