Shah Faesal, J&K¡¯s First Civil Services Topper, Faces Govt Probe Over Rape Tweet
Faesal had posted a tweet saying, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan".
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday initiated disciplinary action against the 2010-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) topper Shah Faesal for his tweet about frequent rapes.
Faesal had posted a tweet saying, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan".
In a notice to Faesal, who is currently pursuing a mid-career masters programme in the US, the General Administration Department said, "You have allegedly failed to maintain absolute honesty and integrity in the discharge of official duty and thus acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant. "
"The Centre's Department of Personnel and Training has requested the state government to initiate an action against you," the notice added.
Reacting to J&K government's move, the IAS officer tweeted, "Love letter from my boss for my sarcastic tweet against rape-culture in South Asia. The Irony here is that service rules with a colonial spirit are invoked in a democratic India to stifle the freedom of conscience. I'm sharing this to underscore the need for a rule change."
Love letter from my boss for my sarcastic tweet against rape-culture in South Asia.
¡ª Shah Faesal (@shahfaesal) July 10, 2018
The Irony here is that service rules with a colonial spirit are invoked in a democratic India to stifle the freedom of conscience.
I'm sharing this to underscore the need for a rule change. pic.twitter.com/ssT8HIKhIK
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah objected to the action against Faesal and said the DoPT seemed to be determined to chase the bureaucrat out of civil service.
"Looks like DOPT is determined to chase Shah Faesal out of the civil services. The last line of this page is shocking and unacceptable where they question Faesal¡¯s "integrity & honesty". How is a sarcastic tweet dishonest? How does it make him corrupt?" the National Conference leader tweeted.
Looks like DOPT is determined to chase @shahfaesal out of the civil services. The last line of this page is shocking & unacceptable where they question Faesal¡¯s ¡°integrity & honesty¡±. How is a sarcastic tweet dishonest? How does it make him corrupt? https://t.co/6MdUBvC71p
¡ª Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 10, 2018
