The Karnataka high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on Hijab petitions for Thursday.
During the hearing advocate Ravivarma Kumar while appearing on the behalf of petititoners, said that the “government is picking on hijab alone,” news agency ANI reported. Tensions have been high in Karnataka state since the last week of December when some hijab-clad schoolgirls were prevented from entering classes. This led to massive protests in the state which gradually spread across the country..
