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Not aware of Waqf Board plan on educational institutes for girls, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Bommai statement came a day after Karnataka Waqf Board chairman Shafi Saadi said that the Board was planning to build schools and colleges for girls in 10 districts.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday that he was not aware of any Karnataka State Board of Auqaf or Waqf Board proposal to construct schools and colleges, exclusively for girls, in 10 districts.
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“It might be his personal view. This is not discussed at the government level and it is not the stand of my government,” Bommai said, referring to Waqf Board chairman Shafi Saadi’s statement on Wednesday that the Board was planning to set up schools and colleges, exclusively for girls.
The institutions, when set up, would allow girls to wear hijab and admissions would be open to students from all communities, Saadi had said.
On Thursday, Bommai said that if there was any such proposal, the Board chairman should talk to him about the same.
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