Srinagar, Dec. 17 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar triggered outrage after a video went viral, showing him pulling down a Muslim woman doctor's hijab during an official function in his home state. Political parties, religious and youth leaders launched a scathing attack and asked him to step down.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and J&K's former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti wrote on X, "I was shocked to see him pull down a young Muslim woman's naqaab... Nitish Sahab perhaps it's time you step down?"

Nitish Kumar was distributing appointment letters to AYUSH doctors when this happened. He apparently points towards the woman's veil and then suddenly pulls it down.

Senior CPM leader and Kulgam MLA MY Tarigami called Nitish's...