J&K government must reconsider Order on terminating officials with links to terrorism: CPI(M) leader Tarigami

PTI, Sep 17, 2021, 5:25 PM IST

CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Friday said the latest Orders of the Jammu and Kashmir administration regarding termination of a government employee’s service for alleged involvement in terrorism and subversion and mandating vigilance clearance for getting passports were arbitrary decisions that are not good in a democracy.

“A government employee is a tool to implement policies of the government. If the same employee is made a suspect by doubting him and putting him in the basket of suspicion repeatedly, it will adversely affect his working and in turn affect overall functioning of the government,” Mr. Tarigami said in a statement.

He said there was already a procedure laid down to deal with any employee involved in anti-national subversive activities and issuing new orders only created an atmosphere of suspicion.

“It seems, because of some ill advice, the J&K administration is resorting to such an unwarranted course and to targeting its employees and thereby putting them under constant fear. If an employee is violating the law, he must be dealt with according to the already laid down procedures, but this type of arbitrary approach is not good in a democracy,” the former MLA added.