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New Delhi: The hijab saga of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has created a storm. And now, Union minister Giriraj Singh has come out in his support.
While defending Kumar, Singh said that he has done nothing wrong, as the identity of a person needs to be confirmed before giving a job. He said, "Nitish Kumar has done nothing wrong."
He added, "If anyone goes to take an appointment letter, should they not show their face? Is this an Islamic nation? Nitish ji was acting as a guardian. If you go to take your passport or go to the airport, do you not show your face? You talk about Pakistan and 'Englishtan'. This is India, and only Indian laws will work here. Nitish Kumar did nothing wrong." Regarding reports of the girl refusing to take the job, Singh said, "She can refuse or go to hell."
Meanwhile, PDP's Iltija Mufti, daughter of J&K's former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, took to X and said, "Only phenyl will work to clean this man's filthy mouth. You dare not touch the hijabs & naqabs of our Muslim mothers & sisters. Otherwise, we Muslim women will set you right by teaching you a lesson you & your ilk will remember for all times to come."
Recently, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was seen in a video trying to remove the hijab from the face of a Muslim woman, who was wearing a burqa. The incident took place during the distribution of appointment letters to newly appointed AYUSH doctors. When a Muslim woman, AYUSH doctor Nusrat Parveen, approached Kumar to receive her appointment letter, the latter attempted to remove the hijab from her face before handing over the letter. Opposition parties condemned the incident, describing it as an act of public harassment by an elected chief minister.
