India Political Highlights: Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain appointed in-charge of party president Mallikarjun Kharge's office

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that his government will withdraw an order that effectively barred Muslim girls from wearing the hijab inside classrooms, in what will be a major policy reversal with political ramifications

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'It is very unfortunate that Siddaramaiah has said that he will allow hijab in educational institutions. The chief minister could have at least spared education institutions from the dirty politics. No children from the minority or Muslim community have demanded hijab...It is just appeasement politics, and it is purely divide and rule practice followed by the congress party' BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra said.

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra. 

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'The last government's decision about hijab was totally biased and it was not in tune with the secular thinking of the country... This has nothing to do with elections,' says Karnataka Law minister HK Patil

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"Congress kept encouraging conversion for vote bank politics...now no such activities will take place and conversion will be stopped," Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai

"There was no ban on hijab..It was a limited question of common dress code which is there for ages. This dress code order was not given by BJP (government) but in 1984 by the then government and Siddaramaiah was part of it," says BJP leader Basavaraj S Bommai

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We have not done it yet. We are thinking of withdrawing the decision (of hijab ban). We will discuss it: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

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We will first speak with the state units... There is no deadline set for this. But we will take a decision as soon as possible, says Congress leader Mukul Wasnik after the Congress national alliance committee meeting

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BJP government has not banned the hijab. The issue was raised by some Muslim girls in a particular college in Karnataka. So, the issue has gone to court, let's wait for the court's judgment, and we should all abide by it, says BJP leader N Mahesh on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's statement on hijab ban

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Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain has been appointed as in-charge of party president Mallikarjun Kharge's Office.