Tag: saffron shawl

Bengaluru:  Despite the Karnataka government issuing a new circular banning hijab as well as saffron shawls in college campuses, the row continued on Monday as students in different cities of the state came wearing the shawls and hijabs, but and were turned out. In Vijayapura district's Indi town, Hindu students of the Shanteshwara PUC College and GRB College came wearing saffron shawls in protest against the Muslim students wearing hijab. Considering the sensitivity of the situation, a holiday was declared by the managements of the two colleges. Vijayapura is considered a BJP...