“Two more government employees terminated by the stroke of a pen without any legal recourse! Families rendered destitute before the onset of harsh winters. Punishment and fear is the hallmark of an authoritarian mindset that has been ruling us here,” Farooq said in a post on X.
He also called upon the elected government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the Union territory to reinstate all the employees who have been terminated “in an unjust manner”.
“The elected administration should take immediate measures to stop this injustice and reinstate all the terminated in this unjust manner even without a hearing,” the separatist leader added.
The two government employees dismissed from service were identified as Abdul Rehman Naika, a pharmacist in the health department, and Zahir Abbas, a teacher in the school education department.
The lieutenant governor invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution to terminate the employees after investigations by law enforcement and intelligence agencies “clearly established their terror links”. Under the Article, Since has ordered the termination of several government employees over the past few years.