NCW summons Jawed Habib for spitting on woman’s head while styling her hair

New Delhi, Jan 7: National Commission for Women on Friday summoned Famous hairstylist Jawed Habib after a video of him spitting on a woman’s head while styling her hair went viral. The incident came to the fore in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. when the feature went viral on social media. The bizarre video started making rounds on the internet where Habib could be seen spitting on the woman’s head while the woman was sitting with her back to him. In the video, Jawed could also be heard saying “If there is a scarcity of water, use saliva”. The audience could be heard laughing and applauding at the hair stylist’s act. However, the video triggered a lot of criticism on the internet. The NCW has also ordered the UP police to prove the incident while it has asked Habib to appear before the body on January 11 to explain his action. The woman who also owns a parlor was seen recounting her experience in a video that was also uploaded on social media. "Yesterday, I attended a workshop of Jawed Habib. He invited me on the stage to give me a haircut. He said if there is no water, you can use saliva. From now onwards, I will go to my streetside barber for a haircut. But will not go to Habib," the woman could be seen saying in the video. "He was not answering to my questions. Then he pushed my head. I objected and said I have cervical issues. Then he spat twice on my hair and said that if you don't have water in your parlour, then you can spit. Meanwhile, my husband was making the video after he came down from the stage. Habib's assistant said he was just joking" she said while speaking to a news channel. Following this Habib released a video where he was heard apologizing for his actions. “Some words spoken by me during my seminar have hurt a few people,” said the popular hairdresser in his video statement. “I just want to say one thing… these are professional workshops, as in, they are attended by people from within our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. What can I say? If you are truly hurt, I apologize from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I'm sorry", the hairstylist was heard saying.  wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pb3060/status/1478723615960887296","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} https://twitter.com/pb3060/status/1478723615960887296 /wp:embed wp:table ReplyForward /wp:table