Srinagar, Jan 9 (IBNS): Protesting against "unabated killings" in Kashmir and the "marginalization of Indian Muslims", an IAS officer from Kashmir on Wednesday announced his decision of quitting the civil service.
Shah Faesal had topped the examination in 2010.
"To protest against the unabated killings in Kashmir and lack of any sincere reach-out from the Union government; the marginalization and invisiblisation of around 200 million Indian Muslims at the hands of Hindutva forces reducing them to second-class citizens; insidious attacks on the special identity of the J&K state and growing culture of intolerance and hate in the mainland India in the name of hyper-nationalism, I have decided to resign from IAS," the IAS officer said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Doctor-turned-bureaucrat @shahfaesal resigns; to join @JKNC_ formally in next two days. @OmarAbdullah welcomes him to party fold saying, "bureaucracy's loss is politics gain'. #Kashmir https://t.co/93LtQIaA1I
— Zulqarnain Ibn Usuf (@mzzulfi) January 9, 2019
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tweeted: "The bureaucracy’s loss is politics’ gain. Welcome to the fold @shahfaesal."
The bureaucracy’s loss is politics’ gain. Welcome to the fold @shahfaesal. https://t.co/955C4m5T6V
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) January 9, 2019
The post triggered speculation that he might join the National Conference.
However, Omar later clarified: "We bat for talks with taliban, autonomy for Tibet & Tamil areas of Sri Lanka yet we are unwilling to look at engagement or political initiatives in J&K. Why is our policy all about “do as we say, don’t do as we do”? Engagement for Taliban, Operation All-Out for Kashmir."
Image: Shah Faesal Twitter page
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