Basavaraj Bommai government

With assembly elections in Karnataka due on May 10, the BJP has put forward a calibrated campaign to retain the state despite the anti-incumbency and the allegations of corruption against the BS Bommai government. Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra

The Karnataka state government’s order on hijab has raked up the issue of constitutional morality and minority rights. Is the State empowered to interfere with religious practises? Has there been a discrimination on the basis of religion?