Case Against Former Uttar Pradesh IAS Officer Over Coronavirus Tweet
Surya Pratap Singh is a 1982 batch IAS officer who retired in 2015.
Lucknow:
A case has been filed towards a retired IAS officer in Uttar Pradesh by way of the police for a tweet on Wednesday, through which he raised questions concerning the state executive’s checking out coverage associated with the coronavirus pandemic and alleged that a best Uttar Pradesh executive authentic was once asking box officers in districts to head sluggish on checking out samples.
The First Data Document (FIR) filed at Lucknow’s Hazratganj police station ultimate night mentions the June 10 tweet by way of Surya Pratap Singh, the ex-IAS officer in query.
Mr Singh had tweeted in Hindi: “After Leader Minister Yogi’s Crew-11 assembly, the Leader Secretary scolded the ones district magistrates who had been wearing out numerous Corona assessments announcing, ‘Why have you ever picked up such tempo, are you going to get a prize that you’re shouting take a look at,take a look at?’. @ChiefSecyUP please explain? Isn’t any take a look at = no corona Uttar Pradesh’s technique?”
The FIR says the tweet has fallacious details and incorrect information, and has resulted in an environment of concern a few of the public at huge. The case towards Mr Singh has been filed beneath a number of sections of the regulation, corresponding to disobedience to reserve duly promulgated by way of a public servant, intent to incite and different sections of the epidemics keep watch over regulations.
Surya Pratap Singh is a 1982 batch IAS officer who retired in 2015. His ultimate posting was once as a Predominant Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh executive however the retired officer was once identified extra for his outspoken nature, even whilst he was once in carrier. Six months ahead of he retired in 2015, the officer had sought voluntary retirement, announcing, “It was once unattainable for a good officer to paintings in Uttar Pradesh.”
Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav was once the Leader Minister of the state on the time. Earlier than his voluntary retirement software, Mr Singh were within the information for criticising the then Uttar Pradesh executive on quite a lot of platforms, together with on social media.
The retired officer has reacted to the FIR towards him, tweeting in Hindi, “Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath-ji, in case you are offended with me for elevating the problem of irregularities in the principle college trainer recruitment procedure, you do not want to make a random tweet the foundation for extracting revenge. You’ll be able to record an instantaneous case towards me after strangling ‘freedom of expression’.”
