Udupi BJP MLA says he gets threat calls over Hijab controversy in colleges

Udupi BJP MLA K Raghupathi Bhat has said he has been receiving threat calls from unidentified persons after the hijab row turned into a major controversy. Bhat, who is the President of the Development Committee of the pre-university college for women in Udupi where the hijab issue originated in Karnataka, told reporters in Udupi on Friday that he is receiving internet calls from foreign countries.
The BJP MLA claimed the callers are issuing threats to his life which are not new to him and are warning that he will be targeted if he asserts himself on the Hijab issue. Bhat said he also received several calls from local numbers and has informed about the development to state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra. The legislator said he has faced many such threats in the past and is not scared of this new development.
He claimed that Muslims in Udupi are with him and the Qazis in the district have extended their support to him on the issue. Bhat reiterated that the six girl students at the Udupi PU College in Udupi who insist on wearing hijabs in classroom were misguided by some elements. To all the threats received through the phone, WhatsApp and Facebook, the MLA claims that he responded by discussing only the issue of uniform and discipline in the college.