SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed his disappointment over the Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold the hijab verdict.

He tweeted, "Whatever your opinion about the hijab, it is not a matter of clothing, it is a question of a woman's right to choose her own outfit or not. This basic right has not been protected, it is a great irony."

Very disappointed by the verdict of the Karnataka High Court. Regardless of what you may think about the hijab it’s not about an item of clothing, it’s about the right of a woman to choose how she wants to dress. That the court didn’t uphold this basic right is a travesty.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 15, 2022

BJP MP and actress Hema Malini has said that there is no need to ban hijab in other institutions or place of work but dress code should be followed in schools.

#WATCH | "No need to impose a new ban on Hijab in other institutions or working places but in school the dress code should be followed," BJP MP Hema Malini on Karnataka HC's verdict on Hijab ban in educational institutions pic.twitter.com/NHyk8V9mr1

— ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2022

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has asked in the assembly that how can the government decide who will wear what? He asked why there is controversy over hijab, why are we creating so much excitement in the atmosphere?