"We Have Not Made Any Orders Regarding Hijab": Karnataka Home Minister On Lifting Hijab Ban (image: instagram.com/drg_parameshwaraofficial)
As the debate on the hijab issue is continuing to stir the political climate in Karnataka, Home Minister of the state G Parameshwara has said that the government will take a decision after looking into the subject “deeply.”
“We have not made any orders regarding hijab. CM Siddaramaiah himself said that even if it is done, we will check it. The government will take a decision after looking into it deeply,” ANI reports as Home Minister is saying.
K T Rama Rao, BRS Working President attacked the Congress-led Karnataka government on Sunday, saying that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has not lifted the ban of hijab yet in Karnataka and are still in the process of considering it.
“They have not lifted the ban on hijab yet and the CM has said that they are thinking about it. People are seeing the behaviour of Congress–what they say before coming to power and how they change after getting power,” NDTV quotes as he is saying.
It was on December 22, Friday Siddaramaiah stated that their government is withdrawing the ban of hijab claiming dress and food are one”s personal choices. The government”s move initiated strong reactions from the BJP. However, on December 23, Saturday, Chief Minister told that government has not made the decision, but thinking about it.
“We have not done it yet. We are thinking of withdrawing the decision (of hijab ban). We will discuss it…” ANI quotes as Siddaramaiah is saying.
The previous BJP government in the state has banned the wearing of hijab in educational institutions on February last year. Subsequently, there were protests across the state by various grouping seeking acceptance of hijab in educational institutions. When it reached Karnataka high court, they upheld the decision undertook by the BJP regime. On October last year, the matter reached Supreme Court wherein they declared a split verdict which also resulted in validating then government”s stance.
