Pro-Kannada Activist Vatal Nagaraj announces 'Karnataka Bandh' on September 29
Disapproves of 'Bengaluru Bandh' on September 26"
Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj has declared a "Akhand Karnataka bandh" scheduled for September 29, calling for unity among Kannada union organizations. This decision was reached during a meeting led by Vatal Nagaraj, where consensus was reached regarding the "Karnataka Bandh."
Vatal Nagaraj clarified that their intention is not to impose a two-day bandh situation, as it would inflict severe financial hardships on their drivers. He emphasized that their support is exclusively for the Karnataka bandh slated for September 29, organized by a coalition of pro-Kannada organizations.
Addressing the upcoming Karnataka bandh, Vatal Nagaraj encouraged everyone to participate in solidarity and advocate for the cause of Cauvery from all directions.
In contrast, he noted that there had been an announcement for a Bengaluru bandh without a formal meeting. However, after careful consideration during their recent meeting, the decision was made to call for a comprehensive Karnataka bandh, indicating their disapproval of the Bengaluru bandh set for September 26.
Farmer leader Badagalpura Nagendra expressed that there was a consensus in favor of the Karnataka bandh and mentioned that some groups were planning to observe a bandh on September 26. He further conveyed that they had been approached to support the farmers' union but collectively decided to rally behind a single Karnataka bandh while distancing themselves from the Bengaluru bandh scheduled for the earlier date.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
