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February 10, 2022
India: The Hijab row in Karnataka Colleges will polarise and the BJP will make gains probably during the 2022 assembly elections in UP ?
Hijab controversy: More to do with UP than Karnataka?
Is it entirely a coincidence that Owaisi has brought the hijab issue to the UP elections?
by Bharat Bhushan (Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2022)
Udupi is a long way from Lucknow, but the hijab controversy is just the kind of emotive issue that could help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polarise voters in the UP election.
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/hijab-controversy-more-to-do-with-up-than-karnataka-1079976.html
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How Hindutva Group Mobilised the Saffron-Clad Students at Udupi College
(The Quint)
[Two days before students protested against their hijab-wearing classmates at MGM college, a message was circulated]
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/how-the-hindutva-group-mobilised-the-saffron-clad-students-at-udupi-college