From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Feb 8: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has declared closure of all the colleges and educational institutes coming under the Department of Higher Education, technical education and the universities for three days. An official government notification stating that the three day holiday from February 9 to 11 is applicable only such universities, aided and unaided institutes providing collegiate education, technical education governed by the Department of Higher Education as a precautionary measure against the volatile situation prevailing in the state following the Hijab row.  

Meanwhile, Bommai has appealed to the students, teachers, people as well as the administrative councils of the educational institutions to maintain peace in the State over the deteriorating situation over the hijab controversy.

In an appeal sent from New Delhi, the Chief Minister has urged all the people to cooperate in maintaining peace and communal harmony in the State.

I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges as well as people of karnataka to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered closure of all high schools and colleges for next three days. All concerned are requested to cooperate.

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) February 8, 2022