Syed Yasir
(from kashmirtimes)
SRINAGAR, Sep 11: The state government has prepared a list of around 500 employees, who according to it had actively participated in the recent pro-freedom protest demonstrations and marches. The government is planning to take action against them.
Reliable sources said that some quarters in the government fear that any action against them may prove counter productive and that is why action is being delayed at the moment. But a strong lobby in the government is insisting on a strong action against them without any delay.
The government has directed district administration to prepare a detailed list of those employees who had actively participated in the recent pro-freedom and anti-India protests in the valley. The list was aimed at taking stern action against the employees and also to prevent them from participating future programmes of the co-ordination committee.
A senior official in the administration said that government has made up its mind to tackle the agitated employees strictly and action against the employees is expected. “The action against these employees might take some time, but the action is sure,” he said.
However, the officials said, government is taking into consideration all its limitation before action is initiated against them, “We don’t want another controversy as the land transfer controversy has not ended completely,” he added.
The state government believed government employees had actively participated in the recent pro-freedom protests and marches. The employees’ joint action committee (EJAC), largest employees union in the state is also a constituent of Kashmir Co-ordination Committee, which is spearheading the ongoing movement and giving programmes of strikes and marches.
The security agencies have prepared a list of vehicle owners whose vehicles were used during the freedom marches and rallies. Action against those vehicle owners is also expected.
Various security agencies have initiated a massive manhunt to arrest the separatist leaders and those people who had participated in the protest marches. The arrested leaders include Aasiya Andrabi, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Shabir Ahmad Shah, and Masarat Aalam. A list of low profile separatist leaders was also prepared by the police and other security agencies who according to them played an important role in making the people to assemble in rural areas and making transport available to them at district headquarters. A number of them have already been arrested by the police and placed them under Public Safety Act.
Reports of alleged harassment to people by security forces are pouring in from various areas of the valley after mass participation of the people in pro-freedom marches. The people are accusing authorities of misusing Public Safety Act (PSA) as a deterrent to prevent masses from participating in peaceful pro-freedom marches and rallies. However, the officials here said that only those persons were booked under PSA, who played key role in organising anti-India protests.
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