US to recognise only two genders – male, female: President Donald Trump
Washington: Shortly after taking the oath of office, US President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order that would end gender diversity policies in the country.
He declared that the American federal government will only recognise two sexes: male and female. "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders - male and female," Trump said during his inauguration speech.
"I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life," Trump remarked, calling the new moves a "revolution of common sense."
Once the executive orders are signed, reports indicate that government identification documents, such as passports, will only allow individuals to select their gender based on biological sex, rather than self-identified gender.
During a pre-inauguration rally a day ahead of taking the oath as US President, Trump asserted that he will take action to "keep all men out of women's sports". He further pledged to restrict gender-affirming care.
Citing an official of Trump's upcoming administration, news agency Reuters reported that more actions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are expected "very soon".
On the campaign trail, Trump criticised DEI policies in both the federal government and the corporate sector, claiming they discriminated against white people, especially white men.
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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.
