Surge in COVID cases: Karnataka makes wearing masks in public places compulsory again
Non-compliance to be punishable with fine
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government on Monday issued fresh COVID guidelines to be followed mandatorily in the state including the wearing of masks. The move comes in the wake of the surge in COVID cases in the state and in other parts of the country.
The order issued by the government on Monday stated that non-compliance with wearing masks in public places, workplaces, and during transport will attract penalty fines.
The order further added that spitting in public places will also be punishable with a fine. It further mandated individuals to maintain social distancing – a minimum distance of two feet – in public places.
The order also stated that the state an upsurge in daily COVID cases was observed in the state along with other states in India including Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Delhi.
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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.
