CM Siddaramaiah makes U-turn, says hijab ban not revoked yet

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 23, 2023
Just a day after announcing the Congress government’s “decision” to revoke the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka enforced by the previous BJP-led dispensation, CM Siddaramaiah did a volte-face on Saturday. He claimed he had only intended to say that the demand for lifting the ban was still under...

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Published on December 23, 2023 -  01:58
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Lifts Hijab Ban Implemented by BJP Government | Oneindia News
Bengaluru: On Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's statement to lift the hijab ban, Karnataka Law Minister HK Patil says, "The statement made by the CM is in tune with the law and also our earlier style. The decision will be announced soon but the line of thinking of the CM is in line with the government and the party... The last government's decision about hijab was totally biased and it was not in tune with the secular thinking of the country... This has nothing to do with elections..." #KarnatakaHijabBan #Karnataka #Hijab #HijabBan #Siddaramaiah #CMSiddaramaiah #Congress #BJPvsCongress #DKShivakumar #Oneindia ~PR.274~ED.102~GR.122~HT.96~

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