Centre seeks report from J-K govt on IAS officer's 'rapistan' tweet
July 11, 2018  20:43
The Centre has sought a report from Jammu and Kashmir government on IAS officer Shah Faesal's "rapistan" tweet, official sources today said.
   
The state government has been asked by the department of personnel and training to share details of the case based on which future course of the action in the matter will be decided, they said.
 
Faesal, a 2010-batch IAS officer currently pursuing a mid-career masters programme in the US, is facing disciplinary proceedings over his controversial tweet.
In a notice to Faesal, the General Administration Department of Jammu and Kashmir, which is under the Governor's rule, 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."
 
Faesal had earlier tweeted, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan(sic)". 
 
As per guidelines, civil service officers can face disciplinary action if they criticise government policies.
 
The IAS officer, however, defended the post saying he had not criticised government policy. "If rape is part of government policy, then I plead guilty for criticism of the government policy," he tweeted. 
 
Faesal, who had earlier made headlines when he topped the civil services exam, appeared dismissive of the notice issued to him. -- PTI
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