Hijab incident: Pakistan-based gangster issues video threat to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
PATNA: A Pakistan-based underworld don has triggered a controversy by objecting to the removal of a woman doctors hijab by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during an official function held in the state capital on Monday. The underworld don, Shahzad Bhatti, has demanded an apology from the Chief Minister over the incident. In a video message circulated on social media, Shahzad questioned how a man at the helm of affairs could behave in such a manner with a Muslim woman at a public function. He should immediately tender his apology for his action, Shahzad said, adding that he should not be blamed if anything untoward happened to the offender. The video message is being viewed as an alleged threat to the Chief Minister. Shahzad, a native of Pakistans Punjab province, has been involved in alleged anti-India campaigns on social media. He is also reportedly associated with terrorist organisations operating from Pakistan. He claims to be a true soldier of Pakistan and an adherent of Islamic thoughts. Bihar police officials have remained tight-lipped over the video message and are not willing to comment on the issue. The controversy erupted after Nitish Kumar removed the hijab of a woman doctor while distributing appointment letters to newly recruited AYUSH doctors at a function in Patna. A video showing the Chief Minister removing the hijab of the woman doctor went viral on social media. J&K leaders demand apology, resignation after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pulls down woman doctors hijab The incident took place during the appointment letter distribution ceremony for 1,283 newly recruited AYUSH doctors, including 685 Ayurvedic, 393 Homoeopathic and 205 Unani practitioners. During the event, Nitish Kumar handed an appointment letter to Dr Nusrat Parveen, who was wearing a hijab. After giving her the letter, he reportedly noticed the hijab and asked, What is this? When Dr Nusrat replied that it was a hijab, the Chief Minister told her to remove it. He then removed the hijab himself in full public view. Dr Nusrat was hastily pulled aside by an official present at the venue, while Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary, who was standing beside Nitish Kumar, was seen tugging at the latters sleeve in an apparent attempt to restrain him. Meanwhile, RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmed alleged that Nitish Kumar insulted women by removing a Muslim womans hijab while distributing appointment letters to doctors at a function in Patna. This clearly reveals the NDA governments mindset towards the Muslim community. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become engrossed in politics aimed at pleasing the BJP and RSS, he claimed. When a person holding the position of chief minister commits such an act, it appears that the government in Bihar is now completely implementing the ideology of the RSS. Nitish should apologise for this act, as he has insulted the entire womens community, the RJD leader alleged. This is not the first time Nitish Kumar has drawn flak for his actions in full public view. Ahead of the Assembly elections, he had sparked a controversy after he began clapping while the national anthem was being played at a function held at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. That action had drawn sharp criticism from Opposition leaders, who demanded a medical check-up of the Chief Minister by a medical board. The JD(U), however, dismissed the Oppositions demand and maintained that the Chief Minister was performing his duties as usual.
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