J&K Government dismisses four employees for alleged involvement in Terrorism

The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken decisive action by terminating the services of four government employees, citing their involvement in activities linked to terrorism.  The decision was made in accordance with sub-clause (c) of the proviso to clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution of India, which empowers the government to take such actions in the interest of national security.

The terminated employees span various sectors, including a doctor, a police constable, a teacher, and a lab bearer in the higher education department. However, specific details about the nature of their alleged involvement in terror activities have not been disclosed by the government.

In separate orders issued by the general administration department, the government said that the lieutenant governor is "satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the basis of information available" that their activities are such as to warrant dismissal from service.

The sacked employees have been identified as Ab. Salam Rather, a lab bearer from Kulgam; Abdul Majeed Bhat, a constable from Kupwara; Dr. Nisar-Ul-Hassan, an assistant professor in medicine at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar; and Farooq Ahmad Mir, a teacher from Kupwara.

Over the past three years, the Union Territory administration has utilized constitutional provisions to dismiss more than 50 employees underlining their alleged involvement in aiding and abetting Pakistani terror outfits. These individuals were accused of various activities, including providing logistics to terrorists, propagating terrorist ideology, raising terror finances, and supporting secessionist agendas.