Sandalwood actors Darshan, Sudeep express support for Cauvery River protests
Bengaluru: Amidst ongoing uproar over the silence of sandalwood actors over the Cauvery River issue, actors Darshan and Sudeep on Wednesday voiced their concerns in favour of the Kaveri protest.
Expressing concerns over sharing Cauvery water, actor Darshan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “There has been a continuous attempt to source more water from Karnataka's share of Cauvery water. The state is experiencing severe water shortage this time. There is a lot of possibility of damage to the irrigated area, so let's consider all the statistics and let justice be done as soon as possible.''
Meanwhile, actor Sudeep, taking to the micro-blogging site, expressed, “Dear friends, our Cauvery is our right. I believe the government that has won with such a consensus will not abandon the people who trust the Cauvery River. I urge experts to shape a strategy and deliver justice. In the battle for land, water, and language, my voice is also present. Let Mother Cauvery protect Karnataka."
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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.
