In a massive development in the hijab row, five of the protesting students have approached the Karnataka High Court seeking that the hearing into the case be deferred till February 28. Following the same, BJP has called the hijab showdown a staged protest and also questioned what the polls have to do with the controversy. In another story, Karnataka Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan on Monday apologised over his remark where he compared rape cases in India with women not doing "purdah" or veiling their face.