Bjp On Hijab Issue

The BJP on Saturday strongly reacted to the Karnataka government's decision to withdraw the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in the state, saying the ruling Congress is carrying forward the British policy of 'divide and rule'.

The BJP on Thursday asserted that it will always be opposed to students wearing hijab or any dress other than uniforms in schools, and said religious freedom cannot be used to promote "separatism".

The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of deflecting attention from multiple corruption scandals in Karnataka ahead of the next year's elections, with focus on communal issues like the row over hijab and halal meat.

The controversy over the issue of Hijab escalated on Saturday as BJP Lok Sabha MP Pratap Simha asked the students wearing the hijab to go to 'madrassa' for which the government has set aside funds, instead of going to a school.

The BJP on Saturday strongly reacted to the Karnataka government's decision to withdraw the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in the state, saying the ruling Congress is carrying forward the British policy of 'divide and rule'.

The BJP on Thursday asserted that it will always be opposed to students wearing hijab or any dress other than uniforms in schools, and said religious freedom cannot be used to promote "separatism".

The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of deflecting attention from multiple corruption scandals in Karnataka ahead of the next year's elections, with focus on communal issues like the row over hijab and halal meat.

The controversy over the issue of Hijab escalated on Saturday as BJP Lok Sabha MP Pratap Simha asked the students wearing the hijab to go to 'madrassa' for which the government has set aside funds, instead of going to a school.