Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed his solidarity with IAS topper Shah Faesal as the Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated an inquiry against him for expressing his opinion on the rising incidents of rapes in India.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed his solidarity with IAS topper Shah Faesal as the Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated an inquiry against him for expressing his opinion on the rising incidents of rapes in India.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated disciplinary action against Shah for his tweet about frequent rapes which was seen by the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training as his failure to maintain absolute honesty and integrity in the discharge of duties.
Faesal who topped the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exam in 2010 had posted a tweet saying, "Population +patriarchy +illiteracy +alcohol +porn +technology +anarchy = rapistan".
"Our founders envisioned freedom of expression to be a fundamental right for every citizen This freedom not only allows a nation to introspect on pressing social problems. but also helps us find ways to address them. I feel it is extremely troubling that the government has singled you out for voicing your opinions. It exhibits an insecurity that is unbecoming of any government," said Rahul Gandhi in a letter to Faesal.
Gandhi also said that you deserve to be appreciated for identifying and courageously highlighting the issue that plague India. "We stand by you in letter and spirit."
Last week, reacting to the notice from the General Administration Department, Faesal called it a love letter from his boss. "Love letter from my boss for my sarcastic tweet against rape-culture in South Asia," he said in a tweet while posting the copy of the notice.
"The Irony here is that service rules with a colonial spirit are invoked in a democratic India to stifle the freedom of conscience. I'm sharing this to underscore the need for a rule change," the IAS officer added.
"You have allegedly failed to maintain absolute honesty and integrity in the discharge of official duty and thus acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant. " the General Administration Department had said in a notice to Faesal.
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