SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the IAS officer accused of verbally abusing a junior JKAS officer would have been attached to the General Administration Department (GAD) pending an inquiry if Jammu and Kashmir had statehood.
In a social media post, Omar said the authorities responsible for exercising control over IAS officers should set an example by ensuring that alleged abusive and threatening conduct was not ignored.
“Had J&K been a state the IAS officer seen abusing a young JKAS officer would have been attached to the General Administration Department pending an inquiry into his conduct,” the chief minister said.
He added that, as a Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir expected the authorities overseeing IAS officers to act appropriately and ensure that such behaviour was not brushed under the carpet.
The chief minister’s remarks follow a controversy over a purported video circulating on social media that allegedly shows a senior IAS officer verbally abusing a woman JKAS officer during an official online meeting.
