BJP slams leak of KP transfer list
Srinagar, June 4: The BJP on Saturday took strong objection to making public the transfer list of Kashmiri Pandit employees and demanded action against the officials responsible for the leak, terming it a breach of security.
According to the list, 177 Kashmiri Pandit teachers employed under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package have been transferred. The transfer list is being circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
“Making the transfer list public on social media platforms is a big security breach as terrorists now have a clear idea who is posted where,” BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur said in a statement.
He urged the government to take strong note of the leak and zero in on the people who made the list public at a time when targetted killings are taking place in the Valley.
The BJP spokesman said that officers involved in the act should be reprimanded and action be taken against them.
Thakur said while the government was taking serious steps for the protection of Kashmiri Pandits, some officials were playing spoilsport.
Meanwhile, J&K Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Saturday sought an end to the senseless targeted killing of innocent people in Kashmir and appealed to the people to come forward and support the government’s efforts in restoring confidence among the minorities.
Bukhari said the government should ensure safety of the people working in government departments and avoid posting minority communities in farflung areas. “The protection of the life of the minorities is the responsibility of the government. The confidence of the people can be restored by providing them adequate security,” he said.