Srinagar, 17-Sep: CPI (M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami has said that the latest order of the Jammu and Kashmir administration that no passport will be given to government employees till they get vigilance clearance is another arbitrary decision which needs to be rolled back immediately.In a statement to , Tarigami said that denying anyone a passport based on a vigilance case cannot be a substitute for being found guilty in a court of law. One of the most sacred principles of the justice system is that a person is innocent until proven guilty. How can the government deny a passport to an employee on mere registration of a case by vigilance?It seems, the J&K administration is on a mission to target its employees and keep them under constant fear. This has and will adversely affect the work in government departments. If somebody is violating the law he must be dealt with accordingly, but an arbitrary approach is not good in a democratic country.Earlier this year government employees were terminated without being given a chance to defend them which is their constitutional and legal right. It is quite arbitrary. On the ground there is an atmosphere of fear prevailing everywhere.The autocratic orders issued by the administration one after another against the interests of people of Jammu and Kashmir. Instead of issuing such orders, the government must ensure that people in the region, who are suffering immensely, for the last more than two years are provided with some succor.(CNS)
