Hijab row: BJP calls Rahul Gandhi 'dangerous', asks why he doesn't make hijab essential in Cong-ruled states
India Today
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's tweet on the Karnataka hijab row on Saturday, the BJP said, "Why doesn't Rahul Gandhi make hijab essential in all Congress-ruled states?"
On Saturday morning, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke out on the Karnataka hijab row and said the nation was robbing the future of girl students by letting the issue come in the way of their education.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi, the Karnataka BJP accused him of "communalising education" and tweeted that he had "once again proved that he is dangerous to the future of India". Further, the party asked, "If hijab is very much essential to get educated, why doesn't Rahul Gandhi make it mandatory in states ruled by Congress?"
By communalising education, CONgress co-owner @RahulGandhi has once again proved that he is dangerous to the future of India.If Hijab is very much essential to get educated, why doesn't Rahul Gandhi make it mandatory in States ruled by CONgress?#CommunalCONgress https://t.co/MnVoVSJKEm
The Karnataka hijab row was sparked after girl students at a government pre-university college in Karnataka were asked not to come wearing hijabs. The row that started at a college in Udupi soon spilled over to other schools across the district. Later, a number of Hindu students, mostly boys, came to college wearing saffron shawls in response.
With the issue snowballing into a major controversy spreading to other educational institutions and the matter coming up before the high court, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting on Friday with Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh and top government officials regarding the government's stand.
