Amid the rising controversy over students wearing hijab in schools and colleges, the Karnataka government led by Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday declared a three-day holiday for all high schools, colleges and universities. The hijab controversy turned into a law and order issue at several places with clashes erupting between groups of students wearing saffron shwals and hijabs in
Despite the state government’s order directing students to adhere to uniforms, protests for and against the hijab continued on Monday across the state. Even as Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Delhi appealed to students and colleges to adhere to the government order on uniforms, the row over the attire spread to more parts of the state.