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A minister in Karnataka, BC Nagesh, claimed today that the burqa-clad college student who was caught on camera yesterday standing up to a mob in saffron, made the first move in her show of defiance.
The row over the use of hijab or headscarves by women in educational institutions had ripples in parliament today. In Bengaluru, the police banned gatherings and protests near educational institutions.
Karnataka minister BC Nagesh stated, "No one can take law and order into their hands".
Watch Karnataka education minister BC Nagesh's face-off with one of the petitioners in the hijab case during an interview with India Today.
All schools and colleges in Karnataka will be shut for the next three days amid the row over wearing hijab by students. Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai tweeted he has ordered all high schools and colleges to remain shut.