PoliticalEase administrative sanctions2026-05-13🇮🇳
Karnataka Siddaramaiah government reverses ban on hijab in schools, PU colleges
source: Department of School Education and Literacy, Karnataka
On 2026-05-13, the Karnataka government withdrew its 2022 order that had banned hijabs in classrooms. Education minister Madhu Bangarappa announced in Bengaluru that students may wear hijabs along with prescribed uniforms, subject to limited traditional and practice-based symbols.
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