2 J-K govt school teachers accused of ‘radicalising youth, working for LeT’, terminated from service

With this, the total number of government employees terminated from service in J&K under Article 311(2)(C) since 2021 has risen to 84. This is also the third time that the Lt Governor has ordered the termination of government employees since Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s elected government took office in October last year.

The two men terminated from service on Thursday are Maajid Iqbal Dar and Gh Hussain, both teachers employed by the School Education Department. While Dar is a resident of Kheora in Rajouri, Hussain is from Kalwa Mullas village of Mahore in Reasi district of Jammu region.

“…the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and on the basis of the information available, that the activities of Maajid Iqbal Dar…are such as to warrant his dismissal from service,” read the termination order against Dar, which also said that the “Lieutenant Governor is satisfied under sub-clause (c) of the proviso to clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution of India that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold an enquiry in the case of Maajid Iqbal Dar.”

The dismissal order was issued by the Commissioner Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.

Sources said Dar was jailed for his alleged involvement in “narco-terrorism, terror financing and radicalisation of youth in Rajouri”. They also said that he was linked to various “subversive activities, despite being in jail”.

In a separate, but similar order, the Lt Governor ordered the termination of Gh Hussain.

Police have accused Hussain of being an “overground worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba” and of helping them to “facilitate recruitment and funding”.

Article 311(2)(C) of the Constitution allows the government to terminate an employee without ordering an inquiry or giving them a chance to explain their position. With the majority of employees terminated in this manner being from Kashmir, political parties in the Valley have criticised the “arbitrary terminations”, alleging that they are attempts to “disempower” Kashmiris.

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