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Srinagar : In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer\u2019s verbal abuse of a Kashmiri woman officer during an online meeting has sparked widespread outrage in the territory, prompting protests and demands for an impartial inquiry and disciplinary action.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, who hails from Bihar, used insulting and derogatory language against Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer Beenish Wani during a virtual review meeting on the Mission Youth Upliftment and Vibrant Advancement (YUVA) initiative. A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows Ranjan telling Wani, \u201cYou are bloody shit, and I am your boss!\u201d He also reportedly threatened to suspend her and recommend her dismissal without hearing her side of the matter.<\/p>\n
Wani serves as Assistant Director at the Employment and Counselling Centre in Ganderbal, while Ranjan is posted as Administrative Secretary Labour and Employment in IIOJK government<\/p>\n
Ranjan was reportedly arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2020 in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir arms licence case while serving as Deputy Commissioner of Kupwara.<\/p>\n
JKAS Association stages strike<\/strong><\/p>\n The interim body of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service Association (JKAS) Association observed a one-day pen-down strike in protest against the verbal abuse and public humiliation of the woman officer. In a statement, it said the protest aimed to defend the dignity, self-respect and institutional honour of Kashmiri officers. It urged its members to stand united in solidarity, stressing that an attack on the dignity of one officer was a matter of concern for the entire fraternity.<\/p>\n The JKAS fraternity also condemned the incident, saying that administrative accountability and performance monitoring cannot justify abusive language, intimidation or conduct that undermines the dignity of a serving officer. It demanded an impartial inquiry, safeguards against workplace intimidation and assurances that Wani would not face retaliatory action.<\/p>\n The fraternity further said the incident was not isolated, adding that Ranjan had a pattern of using \u201cunparliamentary and demeaning language\u201d in an official capacity.<\/p>\n Farooq Abdullah demands officer\u2019s removal<\/strong><\/p>\n Reacting to the incident, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar said he felt ashamed after watching the video. Describing the language used against Wani as unacceptable, he said Ranjan should be reprimanded and removed from Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n Omar Abdullah seeks accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n IIOJK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the IAS officer would have been attached to the General Administration Department (GAD) pending an inquiry if the territory had statehood. In a social media post, he urged the authorities responsible for exercising control over IAS officers to set an example and ensure that such conduct was not brushed under the carpet.<\/p>\n Mehbooba demands action<\/strong><\/p>\n Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti also described Ranjan\u2019s conduct as \u201cunacceptable\u201d and urged Omar Abdullah to take up the matter with the Indian government and seek strict action.<\/p>\n In a post on X, Mufti also referred to allegations against Ranjan concerning the issuance of illegal gun licences, urging that the matter be pursued with New Delhi.<\/p>\n Ruhullah says Article 370\u2019s abrogation eroded dignity<\/strong><\/p>\n Estranged National Conference leader and Indian parliament member from Srinagar Agha Syed Ruhullah Mehdi also criticized Ranjan\u2019s conduct. In a post on X, Mehdi\u2019s office said the senior IAS officer had confronted a woman KAS officer who \u201cwouldn\u2019t be shouted down in front of a room full of officers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a grown man with a Secretary\u2019s chair threatening a woman\u2019s career because she asked to be allowed to finish a sentence,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is what abrogation of Art 370 has brought upon us. An assault on dignity at every level. Even the officers in administration behave like conquerors. If she is touched for holding her dignity, it will have consequences,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n The incident has intensified concerns over the treatment of Kashmiri administrative officers by senior Indian officials serving in the occupied territory. Kashmir watchers view it as an example of the colonial-style treatment of Kashmiris by Indian officials. They say that the BJP-led Indian government is using Hindutva-oriented officials to harass and intimidate local officers and advance its communal and political agenda in IIOJK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Srinagar : In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer\u2019s verbal abuse of a Kashmiri woman officer during an online meeting has sparked widespread outrage in the territory, prompting protests and demands for an impartial inquiry and disciplinary action. According to Kashmir Media Service, IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-213368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"yoast_head":"\n