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2010 IAS Topper In Trouble Over Tweet On Rape

Faesal had posted a tweet saying, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan".

2010 IAS Topper In Trouble Over Tweet On Rape
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The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated disciplinary action against 2010-batch IAS exam topper Shah Faesal for his tweet about frequent rapes which was seen by the Centre's바카라 웹사이트 Department of Personnel and Training as his failure to maintain absolute honesty and integrity in discharge of duties.바카라 웹사이트

In a notice to Faesal, the General Administration Department said, "You have allegedly failed to maintain absolute honesty and integrity in the discharge of official duty and thus acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant. "

The GAD initiated the disciplinary proceedings at the request of the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training, sources said.바카라 웹사이트

Faesal had posted a tweet saying, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan".

This post drew the ire of the DoPT.바카라 웹사이트

The IAS officer,바카라 웹사이트 who is currently pursuing a mid-career masters programme in the US, brushed aside the notice.바카라 웹사이트

"Love letter from my boss for my sarcastic tweet against rape-culture in South Asia.바카라 웹사이트The Irony here is that service rules with a colonial spirit are invoked in a democratic India to stifle the freedom of conscience."바카라 웹사이트

"I'm sharing this to underscore the need for a rule change," Faesal wrote on his twitter handle while posting the copy of the notice with it.바카라 웹사이트

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah commenting on the issue said the DoPT seemed to be determined to chase Faesal out of civil service.바카라 웹사이트

"Looks like the DOPT is determined to chase @shahfaesal out of the civil services. The last line of this page is shocking & unacceptable where they question Faesal's “integrity & honesty”. How is a sarcastic tweet dishonest? How does it make him corrupt?" he asked in a tweet.바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트

(PTI)

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