Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the orders and legislations enforced under the previous BJP regime like school textbook revision and anti-conversion laws, which are against the state's interest, would be revised or withdrawn by the new Congress government after reviewing them.
On the revocation of the hijab ban currently in effect, Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader G Parameshwara said the government "will see to it in the future".
We will see in future what best we can do. Right now, we have to fulfil the five guarantees we made to the people of Karnataka: State minister Dr G Parameshwara on Amnesty India demanding hijab ban in Karnataka be rolled back pic.twitter.com/6jt63uXaf3
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2023
The responses from the ministers came after Amnesty India on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to take three priority actions for human rights, including the immediate revoking of the ban on women wearing hijabs in educational institutions.
KARNATAKA: The incoming state government must prioritize and uphold human rights for all in the state. We call on @INCKarnataka to take three priority actions for human rights. 👇🏾
— Amnesty India (@AIIndia) May 23, 2023
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What did Priyank Kharge say?
Amidst demands to overturn the "hijab ban" from various quarters, Priyank Kharge, without making any direct comment on the issue, maintained that the government will be having a look at all the policies of the previous government which are against the Constitution, against the spirit of building the society, and against the inclusiveness of the society.
"We will relook at every policy matter that the previous government has brought in," he said.
Kharge said the new government would withdraw all the legislations and orders that hamper the state's economic progress and prosperity, and go against the interests of Kannadigas.
"Previous government had decided to observe certain jayantis (birth anniversary of prominent figures) and left out others. Not only jayantis, their orders, whether it is regarding textbooks, anti-cow slaughter, anti-conversion bills (laws), all of them will be revised," he said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said: "All those bills (laws) and orders that hamper the economic progress of Karnataka, its prosperity, and will affect Kannadigas, will be withdrawn. Making Karnataka once again the number one is our intention, and we will take steps in that direction."
Kharge, the son of AICC President Mallikarjun Kahrge, is one among eight ministers inducted into the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led cabinet last week.
(With PTI Inputs)
