Bengaluru: Amidst ongoing Hijab row in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai ordered the closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days.
CM Bommai has also requested all concerned people to cooperate.
I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges as well as people of karnataka to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered closure of all high schools and colleges for next three days. All concerned are requested to cooperate.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) February 8, 2022
On February 8, students wearing saffron scarves raised slogans against Muslim girls donning the hijab at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College (MGM) in Udupi district.
The students wearing saffron scarves confronted the Muslim students raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. The school authorities intervened to keep both groups of students away from each other.
The Karnataka High Court has started its hearing on the hijab row in the state even as a protest erupted between students wearing hijab and saffron shawls outside a college campus.
