Taking serious note of a senior IAS officer allegedly using abusive language against his junior woman colleague during an official meeting, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to the Chief Secretary, directing him to ensure that no retributive action is taken against the JKAS officer.
“I have seen the video of the online government meeting that is circulating on social media. Prima facie, the conduct of the senior officer was not in keeping with the standards expected of a senior IAS officer and the subsequent threats issued to a junior JKAS officer only make matters worse,” Omar Abdullah wrote in a post on X. The incident took place during a review meeting of Mission YUVA, convened to assess progress of the flagship National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) scheme on October 14, according to sources.
Abdullah said he has taken up the matter with the Chief Secretary in the strongest possible terms. In a subsequent post, raking up the issue of statehood, he said had J&K been a full-fledged state, the IAS officer would have been attached to the General Administration Department pending an inquiry into his conduct. Meanwhile, sources said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has already sought a report from Chief Secretary Atul Dulloo in this regard. Ranjan then allegedly said, “You are bl***y s**t.”
