'Shameful&#8217 : CM Omar Links Nitish&#8217 S Hijab Act To Mehbooba&#8217 S 'Burqa&#8217 Incident

2025-12-17 05:04:37

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
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Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for touching a Muslim woman's hijab, calling it“unacceptable” and“a reflection of a regressive mindset.”

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, CM Oma said that such incidents have happened before as well, recalling a past act involving People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti.

“We have seen such incidents before. During my election, people may have forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti got a legitimate voter's burqa removed inside a polling station. This is a continuation of the same mindset. What happened then was unfortunate, and this incident is equally shameful.”

He said that publicly humiliating a woman cannot be justified under any circumstance.“If the Chief Minister didn't want to hand over the appointment letter himself, he could have stepped aside. But humiliating someone in public is completely wrong. Slowly, the reality of Nitish Kumar, who was once seen as a secular and sensible leader, is coming out,” he added.

Responding to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remark on fiscal discipline of states, CM Omar said Jammu and Kashmir continues to function under inherited financial constraints.

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