{"id":292398,"date":"2025-04-28T14:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/karnataka-minister-somannas-intervention-averts-another-janivara-row\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:23:42","slug":"karnataka-minister-somannas-intervention-averts-another-janivara-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/karnataka-minister-somannas-intervention-averts-another-janivara-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka: Minister Somanna\u2019s intervention averts another Janivara row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Railway Board<\/a> on Monday successfully averted a potential repeat of the sacred thread (janivara) row by relaxing its rules on wearing religious symbols by candidates appearing for its recruitment exams scheduled for three days from April 28.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a> chaired a meeting with the Board officials along with MoS (Railways & Jal Shakti) V Somanna after the latter sensed signs of the trouble brewing in his home state of Karnataka.<\/p>\n

Reports emerged on Monday that the railway authorities had banned candidates from wearing items such as the Janivara (sacred thread), Mangal Sutra and bracelets while appearing for the exam.<\/p>\n

These reports surfaced just when the state government found itself on the defensive after officials in three districts forced students appearing for CET exams to remove their sacred threads.<\/p>\n

Dy CM DK Shivakumar, speaking to the media, had slammed the Centre. \u201cThe BJP says one thing and does another. It is not correct that the Centre is not allowing mangalsutra and janivara in railway exams. They must withdraw the rules.\u201d <\/p>\n

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He further added that ear studs, nose studs, mangalsutra, janivara, bindi and ududaara (waist thread) were all religious symbols. They are free to examine them for any concealed electronic gadgets, but it was not correct to ban them.A few MPs, MLAs and members of the Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha<\/a> and other organisations flagged their concerns to Somanna, who quickly alerted minister Vaishnaw about the brewing controversy. \u201cI am happy we could respond fast and end the confusion,\u201d Somanna said. He represents Tumakuru in the Lok Sabha.The Railway Board on Monday modified its rules permitting candidates with metallic wear, religious symbols, bangles, ornaments, mangal sutra, and bracelets. Invigilators, however, would be extra vigilant on such candidates.<\/p>\n

The sacred thread row remains unresolved in Karnataka. On Saturday, the High Court ordered notice to the state government on a petition from the Brahmana Mahasabha, which sought re-examinations for all those students who were not allowed to write the CET exam, recently, for refusing to remove their sacred thread.<\/p>\n

Cases of students having to remove their sacred threads before entering their CET exam hall were reported early this month from Shivamogga, Bidar and Dharwad district sparking widespread protests from the Brahmin community.
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