As the hijab row intensified further in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday appealed to the Opposition and the people concerned not to escalate the situation by making "provocative" statements and to wait for the High Court order.
The state government is going by the law on dress code and the same stand has been put before the court, he said.
"Let's wait for the judiciary's decision and we will abide by whatever it says," he added.
The chief minister also said that the Karnataka government has declared a holiday in high schools and colleges in the state for the next three
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