12 students taken into custody, released
The Hindu
Pro- and anti-hijab protests held outside the Government Degree College in Sindhanur city of Raichur district on Tuesday turned ugly.However, the police, who rushed to the spot, took the protesting st
Pro- and anti-hijab protests held outside the Government Degree College in Sindhanur city of Raichur district on Tuesday turned ugly.However, the police, who rushed to the spot, took the protesting students into preventive custody and released them after the students gave an undertaking at the police station.
According to the police, pro- and anti-hijab protestors wearing saffron and blue shawls came face to face outside the college and started shouting slogans. At one stage, the situation seemingly turned ugly after the protestors on both sides raised their voice seeking justice.
The police, after receiving information about the incident, rushed to the spot and convinced the students of the need to maintain calm and brought the situation under control.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.