Madhya Pradesh: A school teacher was suspended for attending the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district, an official said on Saturday.
Rajesh Kannoje, a teacher with a primary school under the state’s Tribal Affairs Department in Kanasya, was suspended on November 25, a day after he took part in the yatra. The issue came to light after his suspension order surfaced on social media.
“Kannoje was suspended for violation of service conduct rules and attending a political rally. He had sought leave citing important work but he posted photographs on social media after attending a political event”, Assistant Commissioner NS Raghuvanshi of the Tribal Affairs Department said.
As per the order, Kannoje violated service conduct rules by attending Bharat Jodo Yatra being taken out by a political party on November 24.
Meanwhile, state Congress media department chairperson K K Mishra in a tweet said the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has allowed employees to take part in the shakhas of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but suspends a tribal, Rajesh Kannoje, for gifting ‘tir-kaman’ (bow and arrow) to Rahul Gandhi during a non-political march.
K K Mishra tweet
Employees will be able to take part in RSS shakhas, Government has issued @ChouhanShivraj an order that @RahulGandhi is being issued for a sacred non-political purpose like Bharat Jodo.
Rajesh Kannauj, a tribal of Barwani, who gave arrow command to Rahul ji during the yatra, was suspended!
Thank you.
RSS की शाखाओं में कर्मचारी हिस्सा ले सकेंगे,का सरकारी आदेश निकालने वाली @ChouhanShivraj सरकार ने भारत जोड़ो जैसे पवित्र गैर राजनैतिक उद्देश्य को लेकर @RahulGandhi की निकाली जा रही
यात्रा में राहुल जी को तीरकमान देने वाले बड़वानी के आदिवासी राजेश कन्नौज को किया सस्पेंड!
धन्यवाद.— KK Mishra (@KKMishraINC) December 3, 2022
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