Employee suspended, 4 attached for dereliction of election duties

Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Dec 4: District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO) Ashok Kumar Sharma has placed a Government teacher namely Sanjay Kumar posted at Chachalan Palmar under suspension for the dereliction of legitimate duties by showing non seriousness and indiscipline toward his duties.
The suspended employee has been attached in the office of ADC Kishtwar during the suspension period. Further, ADC Kishtwar Pawan Parihar has been appointed as inquiry officer and has been asked to conduct a detailed inquiry into the matter as warranted under election rule.
In another instance, 4 more employees namely Ghulam Hussain Butt teacher PS Dugga Batwari, Ghulam Jeelani teacher PS Urigarh and Mudassir Ahmed teacher MS Malik Nar have been attached with CEO office Kishtwar, besides Mohammad Ishaq SFC field supervisor Chatroo has been attached in Div Manager SFC Kishtwar for their alleged involvement in political activities and violation of MCC for Government employees.
SDM Chatroo has been appointed as inquiry officer in this regard and has been asked to conduct inquiry in respect of their involvement in violation of MCC and furnish report within week’s time.