Karnataka hijab row news LIVE Updates | Arrested protesters are outsiders, not students, says Karnataka Home Minister
Arrested protesters are outsiders, not students, says Karnataka Home Minister | Hijab row LIVE
Karnataka hijab row news LIVE Updates | Arrested protesters are outsiders, not students, says Karnataka Home Minister
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Amid escalating protests, Karnataka cabinet will discuss the hijab row today (PTI photo)
10:48 AM ISTPosted by Devika Bhattacharya
Action will be taken wherever unpleasant things happened: K’taka HM on hijab protests
Action will be taken wherever unpleasant things have happened. Police have registered cases. We have arrested a few people, they are outsiders, not students, after inquiry, we will let you know. The government is expecting court orders by the end of the day. We can’t advise the court. We have to accept it when the court orders.
– Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra
10:23 AM ISTPosted by Devika Bhattacharya
Karnataka cabinet to discuss hijab row today
A meeting of the Karnataka state cabinet will be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 11 am today. While the hijab row is not mentioned in the agenda of the cabinet, it will be discussed among ministers, sources said.
Earlier today, Karnataka’s home minister met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and briefed him on the arrests made yesterday after stone pelting incidents during hijab protests.
10:05 AM ISTPosted by Tarini Mehta
Woman’s right to wear what she wants is guaranteed by Constitution: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, “Whether it is a bikini, a ghoonghat, a pair of jeans or a hijab, it is a woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear. This right is GUARANTEED by the Indian constitution. Stop harassing women.”