{"id":190471,"date":"2025-12-17T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=190471"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:23:02","slug":"after-bihar-cms-hijab-pulling-act-ministers-derogatory-remarks-amplify-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/17\/after-bihar-cms-hijab-pulling-act-ministers-derogatory-remarks-amplify-anger.html","title":{"rendered":"After Bihar CM\u2019s hijab-pulling act, minister\u2019s derogatory remarks amplify anger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: Outrage among Muslims and rights groups in India has deepened following derogatory remarks by a BJP-allied minister, coming days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was caught on camera forcibly pulling the hijab of a Muslim woman during an official event, an act widely condemned as humiliating and Islamophobic.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, a video now viral shows Sanjay Nishad mocking the outrage over the hijab-pulling incident and making a dehumanising comment, saying, \u201cWhy so much noise over touching a hijab? What if the hand had landed somewhere else?\u201d The remark, accompanied by laughter from the audience, triggered widespread condemnation on social media and from human rights and women\u2019s rights organisations.<\/p>\n

Activists said the statement amounts to open misogyny, sexual harassment and psychological abuse, further marginalising Muslim women. Political observers noted that instead of expressing remorse over the hijab-pulling incident, the minister\u2019s mockery reflects the growing normalisation of hate speech against minorities. Demands have intensified for Nishad\u2019s resignation and legal action, with critics calling the remarks an attack on women\u2019s dignity and bodily autonomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: Outrage among Muslims and rights groups in India has deepened following derogatory remarks by a BJP-allied minister, coming days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was caught on camera forcibly pulling the hijab of a Muslim woman during an official event, an act widely condemned as humiliating and Islamophobic. According to Kashmir Media …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":190499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-190471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hindutva","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t