“It is a criminal act to share the name and address of a minor,” tweeted Priyanka Chaturvedi.
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BJP’s Karnataka unit today committed the crime of forgery, sharing on social media the personal details of students who have filed petitions against restricting the use of headscarves in institutions. Department of Education, currently being heard by the High Court. But the tweet was fiercely criticized because some of the petitioners were minors, and within minutes, it was deleted.
The caption accompanied a screenshot of the students’ personal details, which read: “The five students involved in #HijabRow are minors. Leaders Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka committed no crime when using underage girls to stay politically involved? How low will they bow to win the election? Is this “Ladki hoo lad sakti hoon” meaning @priyankagandhi?”
MP Shiv Sena Priyanka Chaturvedi reacted immediately, calling the tweet “insensitive”. She also sought action on the matter, tagging the police, Twitter and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.
Shameless @ BJP4Karnataka tweet the addresses of underage girls to attack the opposition. Do you realize how insensitive, sick, and pathetic this is? i request @DgpKarnataka and @TwitterIndia to take action and take down the tweet. Also search @GoI_MeitY Involvement.
– Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) February 15, 2022
Member Rajya Sabha – who is also a member of the Parliament’s Women’s Empowerment Committee – has asked the National Committee on the Protection of Children’s Rights to address the issue immediately.
“It is a criminal act to share a minor’s name and address. This is unacceptable,” read her second tweet.
The headscarf controversy in Karnataka began last month when some students at PU College in Udupi refused to remove the headscarf in class despite being told to do so by their teachers. Other students started coming to school in saffron scarves in retaliation and the matter escalated.
The matter is currently being heard by the Karnataka High Court.
The College Preparatory Colleges, where the controversy began, will open tomorrow along with other Colleges of Higher Studies, after nearly a week of closure.
