Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir administration under LG Sinha terminated three government official this week, another list has been prepared with a dossier – prepared against 47 employees for their alleged involvement in militancy.
Earlier this week, a Kashmir University Professor, A policeman and a school teacher was sacked for their alleged role in militancy.
However, the Intelligence agencies and civil administration have reportedly zeroed-in on at least 47 government employees whose activities are suspect while performance of others is “under-rated” and they are likely to be shown the door by the Government with gathering of enough evidence against them.
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According to the Excelsior newspaper 28 staffers who have doubtful record have been shortlisted. Nineteen officers/officials are under the radar of civil administration in “non-performing category” but not linked to militancy and their record is also being pursued for taking action against them under the law.
“Action in both the categories—pro-militancy employees and under-performers–is likely to be taken shortly after entire evidence is compiled and scrutinized by the legal officers so that it withstands the judicial scrutiny,” the newspaper quoting sources reported.
They added that majority of the officials under scanner for pro-militancy activities hailed from the Kashmir Valley while couple of them also belonged to the Jammu region.
“The Intelligence agencies have thoroughly gone through the record of the Government officials including the reports against them pertaining to their direct or indirect involvement in facilitating terror activities.
Only after senior officers are satisfied with the reports that they will give the nod for termination of the employees from services,” the sources said.
“The Government has taken a decision that there will be no leniency with the officers/officials who are either linked to militancy and those who are not performing to the satisfaction that they will be axed from the services,” sources said, adding it was in this context that further action has been initiated against the officials in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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In another report, citing illegality, the JK administration has announced to ban the existence of Associations/Unions, which are “illegally” functional in different Universities and Colleges across JK.
Over three dozen government employees have been terminated by the J&K administration since May Last year over militancy links.
After the semi-autonomous status of J&K was lost on 5 August 2019 and the state was bifurcated into two union territories, the total number of the J&K UT employees stands around 4,50,000.
