School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa says a decision will be made after consulting legal experts; former BJP minister Nagesh says CM is trying to create rift in society.
Congress contemplation on the Karnataka Hijab ban, amid ongoing legal proceedings, raises suspicions of political motives ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
As the hijab controversy flares up in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accused current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of hiding the failures of his government as well as raising the issue for only political gains.
The Karnataka High Court had in March last year upheld the ban imposed by the then BJP government, stating that wearing a hijab was not an essential religious practice of Islam.