The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor administration suspends eight officials over alleged pro-separatist content found in school library books, according to multiple reports. An official spokesman says the issue is linked to two books placed in libraries. The spokesman specifically cites the book “Personalities and Legends of J&K,” saying it contains material related to separatism that could potentially lead to law-and-order problems. Scroll.in reports that one passage in the book discusses Maqbool Bhat, identified as the founder of the J&K Liberation Front, who was hanged in 1984. The administration’s action follows an assessment of the books’ contents and results in disciplinary suspension of the officials responsible for the materials or their placement. The reports present the administration’s view that the referenced material may inflame separatist sentiment, while the stated basis for the suspension remains the alleged presence of separatism-linked content in the library holdings.
J&K administration suspends eight officials over ‘pro-separatist’ books in school libraries
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor administration suspends eight officials over alleged pro-separatist content found in school library books, according to multiple reports. An official spokesma...
- The Jammu and Kashmir administration suspends eight officials over alleged pro-separatist content in books kept in school libraries.
- One cited title is “Personalities and Legends of J&K.”
- The administration says the content could create law-and-order concerns.
- Reports say the book includes a passage referring to Maqbool Bhat, described as the J&K Liberation Front founder, who was hanged in 1984.
- The action is linked to two books in the library setting, though specific details beyond the cited title are limited in the available summaries.
One of the books, titled ‘Personalities and Legends of J&K’, contained a passage on J&K Liberation Front founder Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged in 1984.
1 day agoAn official spokesman said the book, “Personalities and Legends of J&K”, contained content related to separatism, which has the potential to create law and order situations
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