Nitish’s act sets off hijab row in J&K; Omar, PDP trade fire

SRINAGAR: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s enactment of removing the look veil of a Muslim pistillate during a nationalist relation has acceptable disconnected a warfare of words acold distant successful J&K, wherever CM Omar Abdullah has accused erstwhile CM Mehbooba Mufti of committing akin “unsecular act” by removing the burqa of a morganatic elector years ago.“Have you forgotten the mode Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a morganatic elector wrong a polling presumption years ago. The Bihar CM’s enactment is simply a continuation of that. We person seen it before. That incidental was regretful, and this excessively is regretful,” Omar told reporters connected the sidelines of a tourism league here.“Earlier, Nitish Kumar was considered a secular leader, but helium is present dilatory showing his existent colours,” the CM said.The PDP was speedy to respond to Omar’s remark connected Mehbooba. Spokesperson Mohit Bhan said, “Nitish Kumar humiliates a Muslim pistillate successful nationalist and Omar responds by attacking Mehbooba Mufti. This is his complicity.”PDP’s Iltija Mufti described Omar’s comments arsenic “shameful.” “How shameful stepping successful to support a antheral who pulls a Muslim woman’s niqaab successful afloat nationalist view. Complicit and covert allies moving successful tandem. India’s lone Muslim bulk state’s CM openly advocating for Indian Muslims to beryllium 2nd people citizens,” Iltija said.