Priyanka Gandhi had earlier conflated the Karnataka hijab row with women's rights issues, falsely insinuating that the hijab-clad girls are being denied their 'constitutional rights'. The reality is that the college administration in Udupi has been trying for weeks to convince the girls to follow the dress code and start attending classes.
Sabitha, the then Assistant Director of Minerals, has been accused of permitting the sand robbery. Her husband Mohammad Sameer was arrested in Chennai on January 23 in connection with the scam.