Hijab row: Congress demands all colleges be shut as Karnataka HC hears petitions
India Today
The Karnataka Congress demanded that the state government immediately announce a holiday for all schools & colleges as the state high court hears petitions on Hijab row.
The Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions filed on the hijab controversy amid protests between students wearing hijab and saffron shawls outside a college campus.
Meanwhile, former Karnataka Chief Minister Sidaramaiah led Congress's demand to immediately announce a holiday for all schools & colleges.
"I urge Karnataka CM to immediately announce a holiday for all the schools and colleges, where the tussle about Hijab & Kesari is going on, and conduct online classes. This is absolutely necessary in the interest of safety of students," he wrote on Twitter.
I urge @CMofKarnataka @BSBommai to immediately announce holiday to all the schools & colleges, where the tussle about Hijab & Kesari is going on, and conduct online classes.This is absolutely necessary in the interest of safety of students.#
Taking to Twitter, Congress leader D K Shivakumar said, that the affected institutions should be closed till law and order is restored. wrote," The situation in some Karnataka educational institutions has gone so out of hand that in one case the National flag was replaced by a saffron flag. I think the affected institutions should be closed for a week to restore law and order. Teaching can continue online."
The situation in some Karnataka educational institutions has gone so out of hand that in one case the National flag was replaced by a saffron flag. I think the affected institutions should be closed for a week to restore law and order. Teaching can continue online.
While protests in Bagalkot turned violent after stones were pelted and the police had to resort to lathi charge.
