CPI (M) leader calls STF to monitor J&K employees ‘arbitrary and draconian’
The Hindu
They are citizens first and have all constitutional rights: M.Y. Tarigami
CPI(M) leader M.Y. Tarigami on Thursday described the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s move to set up a Special Task Force (STF) to monitor activities of employees as “arbitrary and draconian”. “The J&K administration’s latest order to constitute a STF to dismiss or take other punitive action against the government employees allegedly found in “anti-national” activities without holding any inquiry is arbitrary, draconian and is against the interests of the lakhs of employees working in the region,” Mr. Tarigami said. He warned that such measures will deepen the anger and discontentment among the ranks of employees. “The order needs to be reviewed,” he added.
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