Srinagar,13-May; Three Government employees have been sacked by the Jammu and Kashmir administration for their alleged “terror links and secessionist activities.” Altaf Hussain Pandit, Chemistry professor of Kashmir University, Mohd Maqbool Hajam, a teacher in the School Education department and Ghulam Rasool, a Jammu & Kashmir Police constable terminated from govt service over militancy links, said J-K Administration sources. The crackdown on anti-national network, that took place on Thursday, was a part of the government’s effort to detect and mitigate ‘’terror’’ elements within the system who sneak-in into the system during the previous regimes. The termination of the above three J&K government staffers was recommended by the designated committee in J&K for scrutinizing and recommending cases under Article 311 (2) (c). The file has been approved by J&K LG Manoj Sinha’s office.An order issued by the government reads that the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and on the basis of the information available, that the activities of Altaf Hussain Pandit, Professor in Chemistry Department, University of Kashmir son of Ghulam Hassan Pandit of Wadoora Bala, Sopore are such as to warrant his dismissal from service. “The Lieutenant Governor is satisfied under sub-clause (c) of the proviso to clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution of India that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold an enquiry in the case of Altaf Hussain Pandit, Professor in Chemistry Department, University of Kashmir,” the order reads, adding, “Accordingly, the Lieutenant Governor hereby dismisses Altaf Hussain Pandit, Professor in Chemistry Department, University of Kashmir from service, with immediate effect.” According to sources, Pandit was actively associated with Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) and had crossed over to Pakistan for training. He remained an active militant of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) for three years before his arrest by the security forces in 1993.He also remained an active cadre of JeI and worked as a recruiter. He was instrumental in organizing stone-pelting and violent protests against the killing of militants in 2011 and 2014. In 2015, he became an executive member of the Kashmir University Teachers Association and allegedly used the position to propagate secessionism among students. He also motivated students to join militant ranks. Similar orders have been passed against Ghulam Rasool, SgCt, J&K Police, son of Ghulam Mustafa Malik of Bharath Bagla, District Doda and Mohammad Maqbool Hajam, Teacher, School Education Department son of Abdul Ahad Hajam of Gangbugh Lolab, at present Sogam Lolab near Block office, Sogam Road. Sources added that Rasool was working as an underground supporter of militants. He was also an informer, who used to tip off the militants and OGWs about anti-militant operations.
