Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday condemned the Karnataka government-run school's move to bar students wearing hijab (a veil covering face) and said it was an attempt to "legitimising the marginalisation of Muslims".
"The government cannot thrust its decision on different religions as every religion has its own teachings. Nobody can be forced to refrain from following religious obligations," she said in Ganderbal.
