Ch. Sambhajinagar, Dec. 20 -- The President of the 'Muslim Numinda Council' (Muslim Representative Council) and All India Ameer of Wahdat-e-Islami, Ziauddin Siddiqui, today strongly condemned the conduct of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over an incident involving a Muslim woman doctor's hijab during an official programme in Patna.
In a statement issued here, Siddiqui expressed anger over a viral video that shows the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while distributing appointment letters to Doctors, allegedly pulling the hijab of a woman doctor on stage.
Terming the act "unacceptable and insulting", he said the hijab is a fundamental part of Islamic Sharia and its public disrespect cannot be justified under any circumstances. He demanded t...