10 teachers among 15 suspended for dereliction of duty. CEO recommends headmaster’s suspension.

Shyam Sood
Rajouri December 06:– Fifteen government employees, including, lecturers, master have been placed under suspension by the Deputy Commissioner for remaining absent from their duties assigned to conduct (during 1st & 2nd phase) ongoing DDC & Panchyat by- elections.
Meanwhile, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Rajouri has recommended to Director School Education (DSE) ,Jammu for the suspension of the headmaster for remaining on unauthorized absence from duty.
In an order issued on Friday, Mohd Nazir Sheikh, District Panchyat Election Officer (Also Deputy Commissioner) has placed 15 employees under suspension and attached them in the offices of their district officers.
“The employees who were drafted for election duties for the conduct of DDC/Panchyat by-election 2020 are hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect for dereliction of duty” the order reads.
Those suspended include Mohd yaqoob, Narinder Kumar, Amit Sharma, Mohd Azam (reserved), Janghir Abass (reserved) all teachers; Sunil Kumar, Mohd Iqbal ,Harshal Sharma, all lecturer; Jugesh Chander (Master), Rama Kanth (library assistant); yaser Arafat (FCS&CA) Mohd Khalid (tehsil office Manjakot) both junior assistant; Mir Baz (animal husbandry), yash Pal (reserved, Sunderbani) both SVP and Manohar Lal, senior assistant (tehsil office Kalakot).
Manohar Lal has been attached with the office of Additional DC,Kalalkot, Yaser Arafat with the office of Assistant Director FCS&CA and remaining have been attached with the office of Chief Education Officer (CEO).
Meanwhile, after several public complaints CEO, Rajouri directed Zonal Education Officer (ZEO), Lower Hathal to conduct an inquiry against Mushtaq Ahmed, headmaster, government high school at Barnara , who allegedly remain absent most of the time from duties since his joining in the year 2018.
During inquiry & visit to the school (on December 5) ZEO, found the allegations genuine. He also found that the said headmaster has submitted a leave application on WhatsApp group which was addressed to CEO, Poonch district while he is serving in Rajouri district.
On the report of ZEO, Chief Education officer, vide his office letter dated 5/12/2020 forwarded to the Director School Education, Jammu, has recommended the suspension of the headmaster.