Downplaying the ongoing hijab (headscarf) controversy in Karnataka, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said it is not an issue in his state where religious sentiments are respected. "If someone puts something on the head in a classroom, there is no need to comment on it," Kumar told reporters at a programme. “This is not an issue in Bihar, we should not focus on such
In Bihar schools, children wear almost the same type of dress. If someone puts something on the head, there is no need to comment on it, the chief minister said adding that everyone is equal in the state government’s eyes.
Expressing his anguish over a recent hooch tragedy that claimed eight lives in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the ban on alcohol is in the interest of society.