Udupi, Karnataka: Groups of protesters threw stones at each other and students at a college put up a saffron flag today in the escalating hijab versus saffron scarves protests at Karnataka colleges.
The protests, seen in and around Udupi till now, today reached more towns including Shivamogga, where a group of boys wearing saffron scarves cheered, chanted “Jai Shri Ram” and danced as one of them climbed a flag staff and put up a saffron flag.
In two towns, Harihara and Davengere, large gatherings were banned after hijab-wearing protesters and those wearing saffron shawls threw stones at each other. The police used teargas and batons to break them up.
