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The happenings in BJP-ruled Karnataka as the " hijab controversy" is misleading. It is nothing of the kind. It is an outright assault on the right to education of young Muslim women, guaranteed to them by the law and the Constitution of India.
At least three major incidents have been reported from Karnataka since January where students have been denied entry into the premises of educational institutions for wearing 'hijab'.