New Delhi: A viral video of leading hairstylist Jawed Habib sparked controversy on Thursday wherein the popular icon was seen using his spit to style a woman’s hair during a workshop.
The video, which is doing the rounds on various social media platforms, is reportedly from a training seminar in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar.
In the video, a woman is seen sitting on a salon chair on the stage as Habib prepares to cut her hair while giving hair care tips.
“Hair are dirty. Why are they dirty? Because shampoo has not been used,” he says.
Habib is also heard saying jokingly, “Agar paani ki kami hai na.. iss thook mein jaan hai.”
Meanwhile, people present there could be heard laughing and clapping. However, the woman seemed disturbed by what had happened.
After the video gained virality, the woman in the video came forward to recount the bad experience.
She said, “My name is Pooja Gupta. I run a parlor named Vanshika beauty parlor and am a resident of Baraut. Yesterday I attended a workshop of Jawed Habib sir. There he invited me on the stage to give me a haircut and he misbehaved. He said if there is no water, you can spit. It would be better if I had gone to my streetside barber and get a haircut, rather than going to Habib.”
Are you @JPNadda Ji aware that @BJP4India member & celebrity barber #JavedHabib spit?on head of Puja Gupta.
Do you approve of it? If so, I’ve nothing to say.
If not, then dismiss him from BJP &ask @CMOfficeUP to order his arrest.@myogiadityanath@blsanthosh#Arrest_JavedHabib pic.twitter.com/W8IGLCgxey
— M. Nageswara Rao IPS(R) (@MNageswarRaoIPS) January 6, 2022
The National Commission for Women has said that it has taken cognisance of the incident and its chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to UP DGP to immediately investigate the veracity of the viral video and take appropriate action.
Their tweet read, “@NCWIndia has taken cognizance of the incident. Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to @dgpup to immediately investigate the veracity of this viral video and take appropriate action. The action taken must be apprised to the Commission at the earliest.”
@NCWIndia has taken cognizance of the incident. Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to @dgpup to immediately investigate the veracity of this viral video and take appropriate action. The action taken must be apprised to the Commission at the earliest.https://t.co/3wPS2Lavyt
— NCW (@NCWIndia) January 6, 2022
Meanwhile, Habib has been booked following the fresh row. The Muzaffarnagar Police shared the details of the FIR in the matter.
The FIR has been lodged under sections 355 (assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code, and relevant sections of the Epidemic Act.
