Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was seen pulling the hijab from the face of a Muslim female doctor at an appointment letter distribution ceremony in Patna on Monday. The video is rapidly going viral on social media.

Nitish Kumar Viral Video: A video of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is going viral on social media. In the video, Nitish Kumar is seen pulling the hijab from the face of a Muslim woman on a public platform. As soon as the video surfaced, many people objected to it. RJD also posted the video and raised questions. Posting the video on the social media platform, RJD wrote, "What has happened to Nitish ji? Has his mental condition reached a pathetic state or has Nitish Babu now become 100% a Sanghi?"

First watch the video going viral

In the viral video, it can be clearly seen that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is pulling the hijab from a Muslim woman's face while handing her the appointment letter. Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, who was present on the stage, tried to stop Nitish Kumar, but it was too late; Nitish Kumar had already pulled the female doctor's hijab.

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Where is this video from?

This video is from Patna, the capital of Bihar, on Monday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented appointment letters to 1,283 AYUSH doctors (Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, and Unani). Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Bihar government ministers Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, and Health Minister Mangal Pandey.

Nitish pulls off the hijab of a Muslim woman doctor

During this time, as appointment letters were being handed out to newly appointed AYUSH doctors one by one, the turn of female doctor Nusrat Praveen came. Nusrat Praveen was wearing a hijab covering her face. When the female doctor arrived, Nitish Kumar first handed her the appointment letter. Then, Nitish Kumar asked the female doctor what she was wearing and pulled off her hijab.

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