Srinagar
Just two days after a school teacher from Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban was suspended on Friday for allegedly criticizing the policies of the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s administration, news broke out in J&K “without the permission of the authorities”. An FIR was lodged against a scribe for “running”. District. Apart from this, police attacked two houses and a shop in the case of grenade attack in Gool area of Ramban.
An order issued by Ramban District Magistrate Musarat Islam said that after checking the Facebook pages, it was found that Joginder Singh, a teacher posted at Chandrakot in Batote, had posted “criticism of government policies or adverse comments on his Facebook”. Have posted various posts having .page”.
“Moreover, he has concealed his identity and created a fake Facebook ID with the profession of a socio-political activist and not a government teacher,” the district magistrate said in his order.
Mr Islam’s order said Mr Singh has been suspended with immediate effect, pending inquiry and for violating the directions passed by the government with regard to criticism of government policies by its employees on social media platforms.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, in a recent meeting, asked all the administrative secretaries of the Union Territory (UT) to “regularly monitor social media networks and block adverse comments and criticism of government policies”. Instructed to identify employees achievements etc on social media”.
Two days ago, an FIR was registered against Mudasir Nazir, a journalist from Ramban, under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code. According to the FIR, Ahmed, “a self-styled journalist”, is running the news without the permission of the authorities, which violates the order of the District Magistrate issued on August 6, 2022.
Ramban has earned the distinction of issuing rules to control those doing journalism in the district. In May 2022, Mr Islam asked for registration of media groups in the district to “verify the antecedents and source of funds of all so-called journalists who operate illegal portals without any valid degree, qualification and authorization from the competent authority”. “. In September 2022, Ramban district designated at least seven local scribes as “proscribed persons who were seen as journalists”.
‘Police clearance’
Meanwhile, residential houses and a shop of three persons allegedly involved in terrorist activities were raided by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a special branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police, in Gool area of Ramban.
The houses that were attacked included Abdul Majeed Lone’s one-storey house, Mohammad Farooq’s house and Shahdeen Padyar’s chemist shop in Sesal.
A police notice states, “The owners are restrained from transferring, subletting, disposing of, changing its (property’s) nature or dealing with the said property in any way without the permission of the police or the specified authority.” Is.”
Police believe that the three accused were involved in the incident of throwing a grenade at the Gool police post on August 2 last year.