After hijab row, Bihar doctor Nusrat Parveen joins service 23 days

Dr. Nusrat Parveen, the Ayush doctor whose naqab was removed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a December event, joined her post in Bihar on Wednesday, 23 days after the controversial incident. She reported directly to the department instead of the civil surgeon’s office, completing her joining formalities on the last day of an extended deadline.

Parveen was originally asked to report for duty on December 20, but she did not comply. The state



government extended the joining date first to December 31 and then to January 7. Officials confirmed that she finally reported on Wednesday.

Sources had earlier warned that failure to report could result in losing her appointment. Parveen was expected to join Sabalpur Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Patna Sadar, but a PHC surgeon, Vijay Kumar, confirmed that she had not joined there, as she chose to complete formalities directly with the department.