IAS topper gets govt notice over tweet against rape

An Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer from Kashmir who topped the civil services exam in 2010 said on Friday that the government has issued him a show-cause notice over a tweet on a story of a man raping his mother.

“Love letter from my boss for my sarcastic tweet against rapeculture in South Asia,” Shah Faesal said while sharing on social media a letter from the general administration department of the J& K government.

The letter says the Centre’s department of personnel and training has asked for action against Faesal over his tweet. “Patriarchy+Population+Illiteracy+Alcohol+Porn+Technology+Anarchy = Rapistan!,” Faesal had tweeted over a story titled “Porn addict rapes 46 year old mom, arrested in Gujarat”.

“..You have allegedly failed to maintain honesty and integrity in discharge of your official duty and thus acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant. Now therefore, you are asked to explain your position within a period of 15 days positively after receipt of this communication, failing which the action as warranted under rules shall follow,” the notice said.

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OMAR’S SUPPORT

Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday came out in defence of Faesal, tweeting: “I see this notice as a case of bureaucratic over-enthusiasm where people who are pushing the files at the top do not understand the spirit of the times we are living in.” “You have no problem when officers from Rajasthan and elsewhere defy ‘set norms of governance and conduct’, yet Faesal’s tweet about rape bothers you” he added. ASHIQ HUSSAIN