Srinagar: The CEO J&K Office has directed all the District Election Officers (DEOs) to stop one increment of those employees who were found campaigning for political parties during the recently conducted assembly elections after thorough scrutiny of the complaints filed against them.
“…cases of all the employees against whom the complaints of involvement in election campaigning were received during Model Code of Conduct period and were placed under suspension for their involvement on preliminary scrutiny, be scrutinised thoroughly and in proven cases one increment of the employees be stopped and entry made in their service book so that a strong message goes to them and other like-minded employees,” reads an order addressed to DEOs. “The same shall act as a deterent for them and other employees to desist from involvement in political campaigning in future,” it said, adding, “The compliance/action taken report be shared with this office at an earliest.”

KR Desk