'Classrooms not for religious signalling’: BJP attacks Karnataka government over hijab order rollback

“Karnataka's Congress government has reversed a BJP-era ban on hijabs in classrooms, now permitting "limited traditional and faith-based symbols" with uniforms. This move, allowing items like headscarves and turbans if they don't disrupt order, has reignited political debate. While the government emphasizes education over religious identity, the BJP criticizes it as appeasement and institutionalizing religion in schools.

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