Bengaluru, April 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday strongly condemned the incident in Bidar where a student was allegedly denied permission to appear for the CET exam due to wearing the sacred thread (Janeu), and another incident in Shivamogga where a student was allegedly forced to remove it.

In a post on X, Bommai stated that the Congress government, which seems ignorant of the country's culture, customs, values, and beliefs, is not only misusing the name of rule enforcement but also harming the future of students by committing acts that are essentially anti-religious.

"What obstacle does wearing a sacred thread pose to conducting exams transparently?" he questioned, adding that officials under a governm...