Courts should decide employee terminations in IIOJK: CM Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has said that employee termination cases in the territory should be decided by the courts and not based on suspicion.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Omar Abdullah speaking to reporters in Handwara, said that every government employee deserves a fair chance to defend themselves before any punitive action is taken.
“I have always maintained that termination should be done by the court. Everyone should get a chance to defend themselves,” he said.
He added that many employees who were terminated later returned to their posts after being cleared, showing that such actions are often based on flawed judgements. “It would be better to use the court process to punish the real culprits. Action taken on suspicion harms everyone,” the Chief Minister said.
He also reiterated his party’s demand for the restoration of occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and constitutional guarantees.
