Pallu and hijab are same, they are part of India's culture and history: K'taka JDS Chief CM Ibrahim
Bengaluru, Sep 20: Karnataka JD(S) President C M Ibrahim on Tuesday drew comparisons between 'pallu' (loose end of a sari, worn over one's shoulder or head by women) and the hijab and said they are part of India's culture and history.
He said pallu was part of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's attire and is now also worn by the President of India.
"Hijab is pallu on the head, some call it hijab and some call it pallu. In Rajasthan, Rajput women don't show their face and they cover it with ghunghat, will a law be brought against it? will those women be declared as Muslim?" Ibrahim said in response to a question.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "there was pallu on Indira Gandhi's head, there is pallu on the head of the President of India. Is the ghunghat on their head a PFI conspiracy? Having a pallu on the head is the culture of India, history of India."
"It (pallu) was on Kitturu Rani Chennamma's head, whether you call it hijab or pallu, it is the same. Some say 'paani' in Hindi, while others call it water in English...but water is water. Names change according to a language, why do you give it a religious angle?" he asked.
The former Union Minister was reacting to BJP national General Secretary C T Ravi's tweet on the picture of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walking with a hijab clad young girl and accusing him of "glorifying hijab".
"From patronising a controversial Christian Pastor to glorifying the Hijab, Congress co-owner Rahul Gandhi is doing everything to prove that he and his party survive on "appeasement politics". Bharat Jodo Yatra is nothing but a COMMUNAL YATRA to save the sinking "Fake Gandhis," Ravi tweeted.
Ibrahim's comments came on the day, when Karnataka government told the Supreme Court that its order that kicked up a row over hijab was "religion neutral", launching a strong defence of the state and blaming the PFI for the controversy it claimed was part of a "larger conspiracy".
Insisting that the agitation in support of wearing hijab in educational institutions was not a "spontaneous act" by a few individuals, it said the state government would have been "guilty of dereliction of constitutional duty" if it had not acted the way it did.
The state government had, by its order of February 5, 2022, banned wearing clothes that disturb equality, integrity, and public order in schools and colleges. The order was challenged by some Muslim girls in the high court. It had also led to widespread protests across the state.
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7 villages in Mysuru district compete for Rs 1 cr prize in central govt’s Model Solar Village scheme
Mysuru: Seven villages in Mysuru district have been selected as contestants to compete under the Central Government’s Model Solar Village initiative. The winning village will receive an incentive of Rs 1 crore from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
According to a press release from the Mysuru division Engineer, Works and Maintenance, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, the competition will started on July 1, 2025 and will run until December 31, 2025. At the end of the evaluation period, the village that demonstrates the highest adoption and usage of renewable energy will be declared the winner.
The selection of the participating villages—Varkodu, Bilikere, Gandhanahalli, Saligrama, Tandavapura, Mooguru, and Bettadapura—was finalised at a district-level committee (DLC) meeting chaired by the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru.
During the competition, a range of renewable energy initiatives will be implemented through the respective grama panchayats. “They are: installation of rooftop solar power units under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme; installation of solar power units on government buildings with funding through Public-Private Partnership, RCSCO or budget grants; and installation of solar power units for drinking water facilities and street lights," the press note states.
“In the end of the contest, the village that uses the maximum renewable energy will be declared as the ‘Model Solar Village’, based on an evaluation,” the press release added.
