Before the elections, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah had said the hijab ban was an intentional act to prevent Muslim girls from getting admission into schools and colleges. (Image: PTI/File)
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah had made it an electoral issue by saying the law was to threaten and harass minorities. He had promised to scrap it within a week or in the first assembly session if the Congress was voted to power
The Siddaramaiah-led Congress…