Call off task force to scrutinise govt. employees in J&K, parties say
The Hindu
L-G’s April 21 order pertains to termination of service for involvement in ‘anti-national activities’
The J&K Apni Party (JKAP) and the Peoples Conference (PC) on Saturday sought the intervention of Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha in revoking the recent order to create a Special Task Force (STF) to terminate the services of government employees indulging in “anti-national activities”. JKAP State secretary Muntazir Mohi-ud-Din said the order was arbitrary and unjustifiable, “in which any government employee can be dismissed without proper enquiry”. “Such decisions create a feeling of alienation among government employees who otherwise deliver their public services in a diligent manner. Such unwanted decisions shall prove counterproductive as government employees are the backbone of any public administration,” Mr. Mohi-ud-Din said.
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