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Bihar Doctor in Hijab Row Skips Joining; State Extends Deadline to Dec 31

The health department’s extension keeps Dr Nusrat Parveen’s option to take up the post open through the end of the month.

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People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters stage a protest against the incident in which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar allegedly pulled a woman’s hijab during an event, outside the party headquarters in Srinagar on Friday.

Overview

  • Patna civil surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh said Nusrat Parveen did not report by 7 pm on December 20, closing the day’s "possibility window."
  • The Bihar State Health Society extended the joining date for newly appointed AYUSH doctors to December 31, according to an order signed by Amit Kumar Pandey.
  • Officials said they have had no direct contact with Parveen or her family, and Sabalpur PHC confirmed she has not reported there as required by protocol.
  • GTCH principal Mahfoozur Rahman said the family wants privacy and that Parveen may rethink joining, while denying any anger with the chief minister.
  • Reactions widened: Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari offered Parveen a government job with Rs 3 lakh monthly pay and housing, Amnesty and the SCBA issued condemnations, the Bihar governor defended Nitish Kumar, and a police complaint was filed at Itki station.