Hijab row continues in Karnataka
Hijab row continues in Karnataka All those political families who have been accused of using the colour of one’s religion, caste or gender to influence the electoral fortunes of others, are once again facing allegations and counter allegations in various state assemblies across the country. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India has issued a sealed complaint against prominent opposition leaders Kanimozhi Murali (Congress), Vishwa Murale (Congress-M), Aparita Priyadarshini (Congress), Usha Rangaraju (Karnataka) and Anand Sharma (Karnataka). This was filed after the Congress, former party leader Ajit Kumaraswamy on 10 February. According to sources, it is learnt that some senior Congressmen had tried getting her arrested through false cases. The recent news about two persons being killed by police in Belagavi, with Hindu fundamentalists taking over the case, has raised many questions on the religious aspect of these attacks. As part of this, the CBI has also taken up a pr...