Bengaluru, April 28 -- Union Minister of State for Railway Ministry, V Somanna has instructed the Railway Recruitment Board to remove the rule mandate students who are appearing for an exam to remove religious symbols on them, such as earrings, mangalsutra, Janeu, hip bands or others, BJP MP Brijesh Chowta said on Monday.

The Karnataka Government has also taken exception to the rule, with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stating that if items need to be checked, then they can be, but forcing students to remove them is wrong.

Brijesh Chowta, the BJP MP, had informed in a post on X that Union Minister Somanna had intervened and asked authorities to "not indulge in any such practices." He stated that students applying for the position o...