Srinagar 25 March (KNB): The Awami National Conference (ANC) Senior voice President Muzzfar on Saturday said that government can’t snatch the rights of employees guaranteed to them by the Constitution.
In a statement issued to news agency Kashmir News Bureau-KNB Shah was reacting to the circular issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the use of social media by its employees.
“Government employee is a citizen also and he has every right to exercise his freedom. A government employee can either support or oppose the government’s view and actions and depriving him of this right is against the law and the very principles of the Constitution,”. Muzzfar Shah said
According to the new social media guidelines, no government employee shall, by any utterance, writing, or otherwise discuss or criticize in public or in any meeting of any association or body any policy pursued or action taken by the government nor shall he in any manner participate in any such discussion or criticism.
Shah said that every criticism within the ambit of law and constitution is justified. “For this freedom and these rights, people have fought and now government can’t take these rights away from the citizens,” he said.
Expressing strong urgency for the trade unions across the UT to unite and fight against this arbitrary order resembling the abuse of human rights. statement added
Shah stated that LG Manoj Sinha should know that this part of the globe has gone through very bad times, and employees in particular, have suffered immensely but despite all the difficulties,
The employees have continued to serve even through hostile situations and today, instead of encouraging their undying resilience, government seems to be out to muzzle the voice of working class which he called unfortunate and condemnable. He further added