Chhattisgarh Food dept officer suspended over derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi
Raipur Dec 27 PTI A food department officer was suspended on Monday for allegedly making derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi on social media in Chhattisgarhs Raipur district a government official saidThe development comes a day after Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj used abusive language against the Father of the Nation at an event here for which an FIR was registered against himSanjay Dubey posted as Assistant Food Officer here was suspended after it was reported that he had made insulting and derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi on a social media platform Facebook his suspension order saidThe officer denied the charge and said he has immense respect for the independence movement iconHis act amounts to violation of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services Conduct Rules 1965 and therefore he has been placed under suspension with immediate effect the order addedDuring the suspension period he will be posted at the office of his department in Kabirdham district headquarters it addedA screenshot of comments purportedly made by Dubey and circulated on social media read Neither Gandhi was a nation nor a majority of people of this country consider him as father of the nation Even the father of nation is not a constitutional post The person who used to say that India could be partitioned only over his dead body had himself divided the country in two parts The person was responsible for killings of lakhs of countrymen The remarks were in reply to a comment on the social networking siteHowever Dubey claimed his Facebook account was hacked and he did not write the controversial remarksMy phone was hacked by someone who made such derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi ji I have immense faith in Gandhi ji He was the foremost person in nation-building He is an honourable person for me the officer addedThe Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday registered an FIR against Kalicharan Maharaj on the charge of promoting enmity between classes after he used derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi and hailed his assassin Nathuram GodseDuring the conclusion of the two-day dharma sansad religious parliament at Ravan Bhata ground in Raipur on Sunday evening Kalicharan Maharaj had used abusive words against the Father of the Nation and asked people to elect a staunch Hindu leader as the head of the government in order to protect the religionHis statements drew flak from leaders of the ruling Congress in the stateChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the seer for his remarks and said strict action will be taken in the matter PTI COR TKP RSY RSY
Raipur Dec 27 PTI A food department officer was suspended on Monday for allegedly making derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi on social media in Chhattisgarhs Raipur district a government official saidThe development comes a day after Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj used abusive language against the Father of the Nation at an event here for which an FIR was registered against himSanjay Dubey posted as Assistant Food Officer here was suspended after it was reported that he had made insulting and derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi on a social media platform Facebook his suspension order saidThe officer denied the charge and said he has immense respect for the independence movement iconHis act amounts to violation of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services Conduct Rules 1965 and therefore he has been placed under suspension with immediate effect the order addedDuring the suspension period he will be posted at the office of his department in Kabirdham district headquarters it addedA screenshot of comments purportedly made by Dubey and circulated on social media read Neither Gandhi was a nation nor a majority of people of this country consider him as father of the nation Even the father of nation is not a constitutional post The person who used to say that India could be partitioned only over his dead body had himself divided the country in two parts The person was responsible for killings of lakhs of countrymen The remarks were in reply to a comment on the social networking siteHowever Dubey claimed his Facebook account was hacked and he did not write the controversial remarksMy phone was hacked by someone who made such derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi ji I have immense faith in Gandhi ji He was the foremost person in nation-building He is an honourable person for me the officer addedThe Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday registered an FIR against Kalicharan Maharaj on the charge of promoting enmity between classes after he used derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi and hailed his assassin Nathuram GodseDuring the conclusion of the two-day dharma sansad religious parliament at Ravan Bhata ground in Raipur on Sunday evening Kalicharan Maharaj had used abusive words against the Father of the Nation and asked people to elect a staunch Hindu leader as the head of the government in order to protect the religionHis statements drew flak from leaders of the ruling Congress in the stateChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the seer for his remarks and said strict action will be taken in the matter PTI COR TKP RSY RSY
