'Her Family Is...': Woman Doctor Whose Hijab Was Pulled By Nitish Kumar Fails To Join Duty, Principal Reveals Reason

The woman doctor whose hijab was removed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at an appointment letter distribution event did not join duty on Saturday, officials said. Nusrat Parveen did not join duty till

7 pm on Saturday and the "possibility window for the day" was closed, Patna Civil Surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh revealed. "I have been informed that the last date of joining has been extended beyond December 20. It remains to be seen whether Parveen joins on Monday or not," he told PTI. The civil surgeon was not aware about the exact reason behind the delay in the woman doctor's joining, if at all she joins, as he "had no contact with her or the family members." Singh did not specify what the new deadline for joining was.Vijay Kumar, a surgeon at Sabalpur PHC in Patna Sadar, where Parveen was expected to join, also confirmed that the woman doctor has not joined duty. "Around five-six people have joined today, and Parveen is not among them... Her name is in the list but we have not received her appointment letter from the civil surgeon office in Patna," he said.The surgeon said that as per protocol, candidates are required to report to the civil surgeon office in Patna and then join their respective workplaces.

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'Her family is not angry with government, but upset with media coverage': Principal

Mahfoozur Rahman, principal of Government Tibbi College & Hospital (GTCH), of which Parveen is a second-year student, has indicated an extension in the deadline beyond Saturday in "this special case"."Ayush doctor Nusrat Parveen has not joined yet, and there is no update on her future course of action," Rahman told PTI. "Her family said that they want to escape media coverage, and that the woman doctor will rethink whether to join or not," the principal said. Rahman also dismissed claims that the family has moved to Kolkata due to resentment, saying that "they have themselves rubbished such false news reports". He quoted Parveen's husband as saying that the family is not angry with Nitish Kumar or the government. He also claimed that "the family is disappointed with the row stirred by the media." The principal said that Parveen had last attended college on December 17 or 18. He asserted that Parveen has both options of either joining duty or pursuing higher education.(With PTI inputs)