Hijab will be major poll issue in 2023, says R Ashoka
A six-time legislator, Revenue Minister R Ashoka is widely seen as number two in Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s cabinet. Ashoka talks to Bharath Joshi on some policy reforms, the upcoming Bengaluru civic polls, and the 2023 Assembly showdown. Excerpts: You oversaw a contentious reform that allowed non-agriculturists to own farmlands. Has this met its objective of