J-K admin to employees: Desist from associating with unlawful associations
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor's administration has directed government employees to desist from associating with "unlawful associations".
The state general administration department issued a circular in this regard on Tuesday, days after the Centre declared the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu & Kashmir (JeI-JK) and the JKLF (Yasin Malik faction) as "unlawful associations" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Employees have no right to associate with such organisations, Governor Satya Pal Malik said Wednesday.
"I stand by this (order). Government employees have no right to associate themselves with forces disrupting the country by undertaking anti-national activities," he said on the sidelines of a function here.
Heads of the departments, managing directors, deputy commissioners, and administrative secretaries have been notified about the circular .
In a notification, the home department said action would be taken against employees found associated with the organisations ...