RJD Condemns Nitish Kumar Over Hijab Incident in Bihar

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a video emerged wherein he’s seen knocking down the hijab of a Muslim girl at a authorities perform. The video was posted by the RJD on X, wherein the occasion known as Mr. Kumar a “sanghi”.

The video, shot on the perform the place Mr. Kumar was distributing appointment letters to AYUSH medical doctors, confirmed Mr. Kumar pointing in the direction of the girl’s head scarf after which abruptly pulling it down.

Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, standing behind Mr. Kumar, may very well be seen attempting to cease the Chief Minister at the same time as Well being Minister Mangal Pandey and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Deepak Kumar may very well be seen laughing.

Sharing the 11-second clip, the RJD mentioned, “What has occurred to Nitish ji? His psychological state has now reached a very pitiable situation, or has Nitish babu turn out to be 100% sanghi now?”

RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmed mentioned, “The elimination of the hijab from a Muslim girl’s face clearly reveals the NDA authorities’s perspective in the direction of the Muslim group. Nitish Kumar is now engaged within the politics of appeasing the BJP and RSS. The Indian Structure ensures individuals of all religions the liberty to comply with their non secular traditions and customs.”

Earlier in August, Mr. Kumar had triggered a storm when he had refused to put on a cranium cap at an occasion in a madrasa.

This isn’t the primary time the Chief Minister had behaved surprisingly in public. Just a few months in the past, he positioned a flowerpot on the pinnacle of an IAS officer at a perform. In January, he abruptly began clapping after paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 77th dying anniversary. In March, he was seen laughing and speaking to his Principal Secretary because the nationwide anthem performed out at a perform. Final 12 months in Darbhanga, Mr. Kumar tried to the touch the ft of Prime Minister Narendra Modi following which Opposition leaders known as him a “helpless CM”.