‘Removed Burqa Of Voter’: Omar Abdullah’s Reminder To Mehbooba Mufti Amid Hijab Row – Delhi News Daily

During the election in April 2004, Mufti had lifted a woman’s Hijab. (File)

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described Nitish Kumar’s act of removing a woman’s hijab during a public function as “unfortunate”. He also linked the incident with an incident where allegedly Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a voter.

Commenting on the incident, Abdullah said, “Here too, during the elections, Mehbooba Mufti had a woman voter’s burqa removed at the polling station. That was also unfortunate, and this is also unfortunate… Earlier, Nitish Kumar was considered a secular leader. Now, the true face of Nitish Kumar is being revealed…”

He criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s act and said, “Forget that she was a Muslim woman, that she was wearing a hijab; how can it ever be right to lay hands on any woman in this manner, to touch her clothes?… What right did he have to touch a woman’s clothes? And then to forcibly remove a Muslim woman’s hijab like that… The woman doctor has said that she no longer wants to work, so Nitish Kumar should realise his mistake and apologise to the woman doctor.”