Urdu compulsory for Anganwadi teaching posts sparks controversy
A new order from the Women and Child Welfare Department in Chikkamagaluru Mudigere taluk has made it mandatory to have knowledge of Kannada and Urdu for Anganwadi teacher posts in areas where the Muslim population constitutes 25 per cent. The decision triggered protests from the Karnataka Raksha Vedike (Karve) and the Bharatiya Janata Party, who…