Amid Hijab Controversy, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Avoids Questions At Delhi Airport | Watch

Final Up to date:December 21, 2025, 19:18 IST

The incident has triggered criticism, with JD(U) president being accused of exhibiting insensitivity in direction of Muslim customs.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who arrived at Delhi airport on Sunday, shunned answering reporters’ questions on the continued hijab controversy.

Kumar, who sparked an argument after a video exhibiting him eradicating the hijab of a lady who got here to gather her appointment letter from him went viral.

The girl, Busrat Parveen, was one of many ten Ayush medical doctors who arrived on the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Monday to gather their appointment letters.

When her identify was referred to as, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reportedly moved in direction of her hijab and requested, “What is that this?”, earlier than pulling it down and revealing her face.

The incident has triggered widespread criticism. The JD(U) president has been accused of exhibiting insensitivity in direction of Muslim customs, with critics alleging that the act displays a mindset aligned with the “RSS agenda”.

PDP chief Iltija Mufti additionally lodged a police grievance in opposition to Kumar following the incident.

“I’m writing to convey to your consideration a vile incident which has precipitated immense misery and damage amongst Muslims, particularly ladies. A number of days in the past, we watched with shock, horror, and fear as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulled down the ‘naqab’ of a younger Muslim physician in full public glare at a authorities operate,” Mufti’s grievance to the Kothibagh SHO reads.

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