'She can go to hell': BJP minister says after Muslim doctor refuses to accept job

Indian union minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Thursday came out in support of the chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, who pulled a Muslim woman’s face veil (niqab) at a public event.

Defending the chief minister, Singh said, “He has done nothing wrong”, and questioned the criticism surrounding the incident.

"If anyone goes to take an appointment letter, should they not show their face? Is this an Islamic nation? Nitish ji was acting as a guardian. If you go to take your passport, or go to the airport, do you not show your face?" NDTV reported, quoting the minister as saying.

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When questioned about the girl having refused to take the job, Singh said: "She can refuse or go to hell."

The doctor, identified as Nusrat Parveen from Kolkata, was among ten AYUSH doctors invited to receive appointment letters. During her turn, the 75-year-old chief minister pointed at her veil, questioned it, and pulled it down.