NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar invited criticism from the opposition on Tuesday after he pulled off a woman doctor\u2019s hijab at a graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n
Opening himself up to more questions about his mental health a month after taking oath as the Bihar chief minister for the 10th time, Kumar was seen in a widely shared video clip as pulling a hijab down from the woman\u2019s face during a government event in Patna.<\/p>\n
The video clip shows the 74-year-old politician handing a certificate to an AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) doctor during the event on Monday and motioning to her to remove her hijab.<\/p>\n
Before the woman could react, Kumar is seen reaching out and pulling down the hijab, exposing her mouth and chin.<\/p>\n
Nitish Kumar\u2019s act of pulling down woman\u2019s face covering draws condemnation, raises questions about his mental health<\/p>\n
The moment appeared to catch the woman off guard. Two men, including Bihar\u2019s Home Minister Samrat Choudhary, half-heartedly attempted to stop Kumar, while others on stage laughed, treating the moment as an awkward joke rather than a violation.<\/p>\n
The clip has sparked widespread outrage across India and Pakistan, with social media users, activists and commentators demanding an apology, as well as the resignation of the 74-year-old chief minister.<\/p>\n
For many, the incident has become less about one man\u2019s lapse in judgment and more about the normalisation of disrespect toward Muslims in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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