Bengaluru, May 13 -- Karnataka Government on Wednesday withdrew its controversial February 5, 2022 uniform order and issued fresh guidelines allowing students in schools and colleges to wear "limited traditional and faith-based symbols" along with prescribed uniforms, while stressing equality, discipline and secular values.
The move follows public outrage over an April 24 incident in which a student's sacred thread was allegedly cut at a school, triggering a wider debate on religious identity and student rights in educational institutions.
Announcing the decision, Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa said the government acted after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasised that "all religions and faiths should be respected" and that...