Omar Abdullah attacked BJP and said, “What if I lift the veil of a Hindu woman?”

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Controversy over Nitish Kumar removing woman’s niqab

New Delhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is under attack from all sides for his attempt to remove the niqab of a Muslim woman. At the same time, now along with Nitish’s party JDU, leaders of the ruling BJP have also come out in his support. Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s comment on this has created an uproar. Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has strongly condemned this statement and raised questions on BJP. He said that if any Muslim leader had tried to remove the veil of a Hindu woman, the BJP would have made it the center of a big controversy.

Omar Abdullah’s reaction

Speaking on the hijab controversy and BJP’s reaction, Omar Abdullah said that nothing better can be expected from the party in such a situation. He said that if a Muslim leader had removed the veil of a Hindu woman, the reaction of the BJP would have been different. He said, “Have you forgotten that if there was any such Muslim leader in my place, there would have been an uproar?”

defense of giriraj singh

Union Minister Giriraj Singh defended Nitish Kumar and said that he did not do anything wrong. Reacting to the incident in Patna, he said, “If a person is going for a job, he should show his face. Is this an Islamic country?” Giriraj Singh said that Nitish played the role of a guardian. However, on reports of the woman refusing to accept the job, he said, “It is her choice.”

Criticism of Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah had also criticized Nitish Kumar on Wednesday. He told reporters at a program that Nitish is now slowly showing his true colors. Abdullah termed this incident as wrong and said that it cannot be justified in any way. He said, “If the Chief Minister did not want to give the appointment letter to that woman, then he should not have insulted her by keeping her aside.”