Karnataka hijab row: Student 'replaces' tricolour with saffron flag in Shimoga | Watch
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A Karnataka college student allegedly replaced the tricolour at a Shimoga institute with a saffron flag.
Amid the raging controversy over the Karnataka hijab ban, a video has now surfaced that shows a boy at a college in Shimoga climbing up a pole and hoisting a saffron flag.
The student allegedly replaced the national flag with the saffron flag. The video goes on to show students cheering below as the flag is hoisted. A majority of the students who had gathered there were waving saffron flags or stoles.
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Reacting to the incident, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said: "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."
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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.
