Vijayawada, May 14 -- Andhra Pradesh BJP spokesperson Shaik Baji on Thursday took a swipe at the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, saying that he is trying to create division for "vote bank politics" after the Karnataka government announced the withdrawal of the 2022 uniform order, allowing hijabs and sacred threads and other items of religious nature in schools.

Hijabs, sacred threads, rudraksha, shivadhara, and sharavastra are now allowed in the educational institutions along with the prescribed uniform in the State.

"Karnataka withdraws 2022 uniform order, allows hijab, sacred threads in schools. Under the new order, students in government, aided, and private educational institutions, including pre-university colleges, can wear ...