Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come down heavily on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s announcement that the government will withdraw the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok said that the Congress government was trying to sow the seeds of religious identity politics in classrooms with this move.
“We want the children in classrooms to feel equal and so there are uniforms prescribed. We will fight this tooth and nail,” he said.
