1. Clothing Manufacturers Association of India will meet Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai seeking a cut in GST on clothing, which currently stands at 12%. The Association is making a presentation on the industry to Mr. Bommai who also holds the finance portfolio and heads the GST committee.
2. Controversy over Muslim girls not being allowed into classroom wearing hijab: One more college in Udupi was embroiled in the controversy on Friday -- fifth college so far -- when some students were not allowed to enter the campus wearing hijab, even as Hindu boys insisted on wearing saffron shawls as a counter. The issue is unlikely to die down at least until the case related to it is heard on February 8. Echoes of the controversy are being heard in other parts of the State too, even as a political slugfest is unfolding on the communally sensitive issue.
