Bangalore: The Karnataka unit of the BJP committed a indiscretion, by sharing personal details of a student, who has filed petition against the restrictions on use of hijab in educational institutions, which are currently being heard by the High Court. The tweet was deleted amid it had faced a lot of criticism. The caption that accompanied the screenshot of personal details of the students, read: “Five of the students involved in #HijabRow are minors. Don’t CONgress leaders Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka have any guilt for using minor girls to stay relevant in politics? How low will they stoop to win elections? Is this what “Ladki hoo lad sakti hoon” means, @priyankagandhi?”
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi reacted immediately, and terms the tweet as “insensitive”. She also sought action in the matter, tagging the police, Twitter and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
She further demands that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights take up the issue immediately, and take strict actions.
“This is a criminal act to share names and addresses of minors. This is unacceptable,” read her second tweet.
The controversy over hijab row in Karnataka started last month. Few students at a PU College in Udupi refused to remove their headscarves in class despite being asked to do so by teachers. Other students started coming to school in saffron scarves in retaliation and the issue escalated.
The matter is now being heard by the Karnataka High Court.
The Pre-University Colleges, from where the controversy started, will open tomorrow along with other colleges of higher studies, after almost a week of closure.
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