‘If a man can remove my veil today, who decides tomorrow?’: AAP’s Priyanka Kakkar slams Bihar CM’s attempt to remove doctor’s hijab

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar strongly condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a video surfaced showing him attempting to remove the hijab of a Muslim woman during a ceremony distributing appointment letters to 1,283 AYUSH doctors at the Chief Minister’s Office.

Kakkar, in a post on X, said, “If a man in power can remove a woman’s veil today, who decides tomorrow that my covered arms offend him? Control never stops at one piece of cloth. Equality means consent. Always”.

If a man in power can remove a woman’s veil today, who decides tomorrow that my covered arms offend him?
Control never stops at one piece of cloth. Equality means consent. Always.

— Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_) December 16, 2025

The Congress party, in an official X post, described the incident as “shameless” and called for Nitish Kumar’s resignation. The post read, “This is Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A female doctor had come to collect her appointment letter, and Nitish Kumar pulled off her hijab. A man occupying the highest position in Bihar is openly indulging in such a vile act. Think about it–how safe will women be in the state? Nitish Kumar should immediately resign for this disgusting behaviour. This vileness is unforgivable.”

यह क्या हो गया है नीतीश जी को?
मानसिक स्थिति बिल्कुल ही अब दयनीय स्थिति में पहुंच चुकी है या नीतीश बाबू अब 100% संघी हो चुके हैं?@yadavtejashwi #RJD #bihar #TejashwiYadav pic.twitter.com/vRyqUaKhwm

— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) December 15, 2025

Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat also condemned the act, saying, “I believe that this does not seem appropriate from anywhere. It appears that the Chief Minister is somehow mentally unwell. Such incidents have happened before as well… treating a woman like this is not appropriate; it is condemnable”.

Reacting to a video showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attempting to remove the hijab of a Muslim woman, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi condemned the act. She said on X post, “It is her dignity and knowledge of being an equal that makes her stand there with the CM to receive the acknowledgement she deserves. No father figure, CM, PM, brother, or husband should be allowed to publicly humiliate an adult, educated woman for her choice of dressing. So please sit down here”. (ANI)