‘No retaliation against JKAS officer; IAS officer would have been attached pending probe if J&K were a state’
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he has taken up the conduct of a senior IAS officer with the Chief Secretary and directed that no retaliatory action be taken against the junior JKAS officer involved in the incident.
In posts on X, Omar as per KNO, said the conduct of the IAS officer during an online government meeting was not in keeping with the standards expected of a senior IAS officer, adding that subsequent threats allegedly made against the junior officer had further aggravated the matter.
The Chief Minister said that had Jammu and Kashmir been a state, the IAS officer, who was allegedly seen abusing the junior JKAS officer, would have been attached to the General Administration Department (GAD) pending an inquiry into his conduct.
“As a UT, we expect the authorities with control over the IAS officers to set the right example and ensure abusive, threatening behaviour is not brushed under the carpet,” Omar said.
He said he had taken up the matter with the Chief Secretary in the strongest possible terms and assured that the JKAS officer would not face any retaliatory action.
The Chief Minister added that control over IAS officers in the Union Territory rests with Lok Bhavan.
