SSLC exams: Anyone violating hijab inside exam centres will face action, says HM Araga Jnanendra
Bengaluru, Mar 28: As the tenth standard examinations began on Monday, Karnataka Ministers said anyone violating the High Court ruling on hijab will not be permitted to write the tests.
According to Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, anyone violating the rules would face action.
"Whoever violates the rule will face the action. We will not compromise on it. Everyone should obey the high court order. Students have to remove hijab and write the exam," Jnanendra said.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh too expressed his views on the same lines.
"Police will naturally take action against anyone violating the government rules. I am confident that no child will give opportunity for such things," he said.
He asked the students to face the exams confidently without any fear.
More than 8.74 lakh students have enrolled to appear for the exam in over 48,000 halls in 3,440 centres across the State. The last exam is on April 11.
However, some Muslim girls had threatened to "boycott" the exams protesting against the ban on hijab, the Islamic headscarf, inside the exam centre.
The full bench of Karnataka High Court had ruled that hijab is not an essential religious practice and everyone should abide by the uniform dress rule.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai too said everyone should write the tenth standard exam and pass it.
"I wish good luck to all the students. It is an important examination. In view of COVID-19, we have made all the arrangements this year for the smooth conduct of the exam. It is our desire that everyone should appear for the exam and pass it and shape their bright future," Bommai told reporters.
Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy too said everyone should write the exam.
"Students of all faiths should write the exam by keeping their feelings aside. Do not skip the exam for any reason," the JD(S) leader said.
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Scindia launches 2 bamboo projects for NE in Guwahati
Guwahati (PTI): Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday launched two key bamboo projects for the northeast in Guwahati, officials said.
On the occasion, MoUs were signed by the North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) with Amazon, Flipkart and All Time Plastics to improve market integration, and enhance the overall value proposition of bamboo-based enterprises in the region, they said.
One of the projects launched is aimed at strengthening traditional bamboo artisan clusters by enhancing market access, modernising products and linking them with digital and retail ecosystems, the officials said.
The second project pertains to promotion of engineered bamboo products through cluster strengthening and export facilitation in the northeastern region, they added.
