Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a crucial meeting with SIT officials today to address the ongoing developments in the Prajwal Revanna case.

During the session, the Chief Minister was briefed on the current status of the investigation, highlighting that Prajwal Revanna, the prime suspect, remains at large. Intensive search operations, coupled with a lookout notice, are underway to locate him.

Expressing urgency, CM Siddaramaiah directed the officials to expedite the arrest of Prajwal Revanna and ensure decisive action against all involved parties. He stressed on a zero-tolerance policy towards any negligence or delays in the case.

Efforts are underway to secure Prajwal Revanna's arrest, with the possibility of a CBI-issued blue corner notice to expedite the investigation. SIT officials assured that measures are in place to intercept and apprehend Revanna, including monitoring airports for any potential leads.

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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.