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Srinagar, Oct 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken serious note of the alleged verbal abuse of a female Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer by a senior IAS officer during an official virtual meeting and written to the Chief Secretary to ensure that the officer faces no retribution.
National Conference chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq stressed that accountability must prevail and that no one should be allowed to misuse their position to intimidate or victimise others.
The Hon'ble @CM_JnK @OmarAbdullah has taken serious note of the matter and written to the Chief Secretary to ensure that the JKAS officer faces no retribution.
Accountability must prevail, and no one should be allowed to misuse their position to intimidate or victimise others," Sadiq said on X.
The controversy erupted after a video purportedly showing Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, a 2010-batch IAS officer currently serving as Administrative Secretary of the Labour and Employment Department, allegedly using abusive language against Beenish Wani, Assistant Director, Employment and Counselling, Ganderbal, during a Mission Youth Upliftment and Vibrant Advancement (YUVA) review meeting, went viral on social media.
In the purported video that has gone viral on social media, Ranjan is seen losing his temper during the virtual meeting and allegedly calling Wani a "bloody shit", while asserting that he could "always talk to her like this".
The video shows the IAS officer directing officials in his chamber to prepare her suspension order immediately.
However, the Labour and Employment Department under Ranjan's administrative control has disputed the authenticity of the viral video clip.
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