Sacking staff in J&K to cause problems: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar, September 28

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday warned the government against sacking employees on the grounds that they had links to militants, saying the move will create more problems.

“The government should stop it. The militancy will not reduce, it will only increase and create more problems for them (government),” Abdullah said while taking to mediapersons here. He was responding to questions about the sacking of government employees on various grounds, including links to militancy and separatism.

Six government employees, including two policemen, were dismissed from service on September 22 for their alleged links with terrorists in J&K. Asked about the sacking of employees on the grounds that they were appointed without following the laid down procedure, the former J&K CM said the previous governments gave jobs to the people so that they could earn a living. “Now, if they are sacking them, what will their children do? How will they meet everyday needs?” Abdullah said.

In response to a question, the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar said he has not received any information about the next meeting of the delimitation commission for J&K. — PTI