Dozen employees dismissed for anti-national activities

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar, Oct 19: Government has dismissed around one dozen employees from their services for indulging in anti-national activities after dossiers were prepared against 36 employees, including Assistant Registrar of Kashmir University.
The dismissal orders were issued by respective departments and the dismissed employees include Ghulam Mohidin Khan, Patwari in Revenue Department.
Khan, posted as Patwari at Larm Ganjipora in Anantnag was dismissed from services under Government order (No. 142- Rev(NG) of 2016 dated 18-10-2016) for anti-national activities.
The dossier against 36 Government employees for fomenting trouble in Kashmir and inciting youth to violence was prepared by the Police and was sent to Chief Secretary’s office from where it was sent to respective heads of the departments for dismissal of these employees for indulging in anti-national activities.
Out of these 36 employees who were and will be dismissed from services, 20 are from Education Department, 3 from Food and Supplies Department, two each from Revenue, Agriculture and Public Health Engineering Departments and, one each from Rural Development Department, Animal Husbandry, Accounts and Treasuries, Fisheries, Forest, Health and Fire and Emergency Services departments.
Government has invoked Article 126 of Jammu and Kashmir Constitution for dismissing these employees and some of these employees have been arrested and booked under PSA, some have been released on bail while others are evading arrest.