Karnataka minister promises education and welfare for 29 Manipur girls on his birthday

Karnataka Housing and Minority Welfare Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has decided to sponsor the education and welfare of 29 Manipur girls who have settled in the state capital. Notably, it was also the minister's birthday.

Khan spent his 57th birthday with the girl students, who are said to have been “displaced”, and also announced a financial help of ₹2 lakh, according to sources. 

The girls were taking shelter in the minister's constituency Chamarajapet  at the St Teresa Educational Institutions.

This comes in the midst of violent incidents being reported from Manipur since early May.

Around 200 students from Manipur have migrated to Bengaluru, out of which 29 students are being housed at the institution in Chamarajapet, while others have been accommodated in other institutions.