{"id":521021,"date":"2025-12-20T07:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=521021"},"modified":"2025-12-20T07:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:39:59","slug":"omar-abdullah-slams-hijab-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/omar-abdullah-slams-hijab-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Abdullah slams Hijab incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nChief Minister of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Omar Abdullah asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to apologize over the recent hijab issue, saying the incident was wrong, unacceptable and deserved an apology.<br \/>\nAccording to Kashmir Media Service, a video went viral in which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is seen pulling a Muslim woman\u2019s hijab during an official event to distribute appointment letters to newly appointed AYUSH doctors. The video has sparked strong criticism from political leaders, who have called the act inappropriate and humiliating.<br \/>\nOmar Abdullah speaking to reporters in Srinagar said, \u201cForget 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\u2019s clothes? And then to forcibly remove a Muslim woman\u2019s hijab like that.<br \/>\nThe woman doctor has said that she no longer wants to work, so Nitish Kumar should realize his mistake and apologize to the woman doctor.\u201d Earlier, a complaint was lodged at the Kaiserbagh Police Station in Lucknow against Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad in connection with the viral hijab video that triggered outrage with political leaders across party lines, condemning Nitish Kumar\u2019 s actions.<br \/>\nThe complaint was submitted by Samajwadi Party leader Sumaiya Rana, accompanied by her lawyers, seeking the registration of an FIR and strict legal action against the two leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Chief Minister of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Omar Abdullah asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to apologize over the recent hijab issue, saying the incident was wrong, unacceptable and deserved an apology. 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