Hijab row: Jharkhand minister offers Rs 3 lakh/month job to woman doctor; calls incident 'assault on honour'
Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari offered a government job, including a Rs 3 lakh monthly salary, a government flat, a posting of her choice, and full security, to a woman doctor from Bihar after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar removed her hijab during an event in Patna. The incident, captured on video and widely circulated, sparked outrage. A social worker filed a police complaint against Kumar over the act.
Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari offered a government job, including a Rs 3 lakh monthly salary, a government flat, a posting of her choice, and full security, to a woman doctor from Bihar after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar removed her hijab during an event in Patna. The incident, captured on video and widely circulated, sparked outrage. A social worker filed a police complaint against Kumar over the act.
