Telangana: telangana chief minister K chandrasekhar Rao has said that religious intolerance has increased in the country in the last few years. "It simply came to our notice then.
The hijab controversy in the country has recently sparked a heated debate. The karnataka high court on tuesday expressed mixed views on the verdict. telangana chief minister K. chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) made key remarks in this regard. He questioned what the government had to do with people's attire. He said religious intolerance had increased in the country over the past few years.
Speaking during a question and answer session in the Assembly, cm kcr referred to the raging hijab controversy in the border state of Karnataka. Ignoring the problems of the people and claiming that the hijab is raising controversy unnecessarily. The cm questioned what the government had to do with the dress worn by the people. Someone said that if an investor knew there was a curfew in the city on the hijab issue after he got off his plane, he would not be willing to invest his money, which would have an impact on the economy.
Chief minister kcr criticized the bharatiya janata party (BJP)'s strategy of dividing people on religious grounds for political mileage and inciting religious violence over small issues like hijab. The chief minister said that many pharma IT and other industries are being set up in telangana due to security situation in Hyderabad.
He said religious intolerance was on the rise in the country due to BJP's religious policies, which had led to widespread unemployment among the youth due to non - establishment of new industries in the country.
KCR said that people of 11 states in hyderabad are living peacefully in complete harmony. He said that religious harmony was essential for the development of any state.
Concerns have been expressed that incidents of religious violence and killings are on the rise across the country. Secular intellectuals, social activists and experts should start a discussion on these issues. chief minister kcr also mentioned about the return of 20000 indian students from Ukraine. He said 740 of the indian students returning from ukraine were from Telangana.
Critics have blamed the center for not allowing students to travel to ukraine if there were enough medical seats available in the country.
Meanwhile, the Hijab controversy has led to tensions in several states, including Karnataka. It was in this order that the courts entered the field. The karnataka high court on tuesday delivered a sensational verdict on the controversy over hijab.
The court ruled that the hijab was incorrect in educational institutions. The high court clarified that according to the school rules in educational institutions, the uniform prescribed by the management should be worn. The high court dismissed the petitions filed challenging the ban on the hijab. The high court also ruled that students should not object to the uniform.
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