Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan expressed disappointment Saturday over the controversy following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removing the naqab (veil) of a doctor.

Khan referred to a video that ignited a political storm, captured on Monday at the chief minister's Patna secretariat during Ayush doctors collecting appointment letters. As the woman approached for hers, Kumar spotted her naqab, remarked 'what is this' and lifted the veil.

"It pains me to hear the word 'dispute' in this case. Can there be any row between a father and a daughter?" Khan questioned.

Addressing reporters, the governor added, "What have you people made out of it? This man considers female students as his daughters."

Government Tibbi College and Hospital Principal Mahfoozur Rahman stated, "Nusrat's family said that they want to escape media coverage, and that the female doctor will rethink whether to join or not."

Saturday marks the joining deadline, yet the principal noted the government and department may extend it for this "special case".

"It is up to Nusrat, eventually. She can also consider the option to pursue higher education over the posting, which will improve her chances in the future," the principal remarked.

Per her family, Nusrat will join maintain her privacy if she proceeds.

"Nusrat Parveen's husband said that the family is disappointed by the row peddled by the media," he conveyed.

"They have also denounced the news of their travel to Kolkata as false," he added, stressing "no anger among the family members with Nitish Kumar or the government."

The principal asserted that Nusrat attended college on December 17 or 18 without showing anger or resentment.

He confirmed speaking to Nusrat's family by phone on Friday evening.

"They said that wrong news is being disseminated in the media, and want to escape any sort of coverage," he related.

With inputs from PTI