New passport norm for J&K staff arbitrary: Tarigami
The Hindu
Roll back mandatory vigilance clearance clause: Gupkar leader
CPI(M) leader and Gupkar alliance spokesman M.Y. Tarigami on Friday described the J&K administration’s move to make vigilance clearance mandatory for government employees seeking passport as an “arbitrary and authoritarian decision to keep them under constant fear”.
“The latest order is another arbitrary decision and needs to be rolled back immediately,” Mr. Tarigami said.
He said a vigilance case could not be a substitute to 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 the vigilance?” Mr. Tarigami said.
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