Hindutva Group Challenges Karnataka's Hijab Policy with Saffron Shawls

Sri Rama Sene distributed saffron shawls to Hubballi college students after Karnataka's Congress government revoked a 2022 BJP hijab ban. The organization opposed allowing faith-based symbols like hijabs while excluding saffron shawls. Deputy CM Shivakumar said the government would discuss permitting saffron shawls. Activists criticized the move as politically motivated Hindutva appropriation, not traditional Hindu custom, noting the original ban had harmed Muslim girls' education access in Karnataka schools and colleges recently.