No country for free speech: Lecturer removed from his post in Rajasthan for commenting on Congress MLA's Facebook photo

No country for free speech: Lecturer removed from his post in Rajasthan for commenting on Congress MLA's Facebook photo

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, August 10, 2020, 02:30 PM IST
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A lecturer working in junior college at Barwala- Sedwa was removed from his post after he commented on the photo posted by congress MLA Padma Ram Meghwal.

Name of the lecturer is Ganga Ram and he is professor of Hindi at Government Higher Secondary School at Bawarla-Sedwa.

Recently MLA Padmaram Meghwal posted a photo of himself with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Govind Singh Dotasara, Khajuwala MLA Govind Ram Meghwal and Khandela MLA Mahadev Singh on Facebook. The picture was taken at Hotel Suryagarh in Jaisalmer, where the Congress MLAs have been lodged in.

After MLA Padma Ram Meghwal posted a photo on Facebook, Ganga Ram commented on it on saying, "Vaha band kyu ho yaha aakar janta ke kaam karo (Why are you locked in there, come here and work for people.)"

सुर्यगढ़ होटल जैसलमेर में मुख्यमंत्री आदरणीय अशोक गहलोत जी ,पीसीसी चीफ गोविंद सिंह डोटासरा जी ,खाजूवाला विधायक गोविन्दराम जी मेघवाल, खंडेला विधायक माहदेव सिंह जी के साथ में..

Posted by Padama Ram Meghwal on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

As per the report by Sanjeevni Today, followed by the incident, the teacher was removed from his post and was put in APO (Awaiting Posting Orders). In a written letter, Saurabh Swami, director, directorate of secondary education also asked the lecturer to be present in the directorate's office in Barmer soon.

On July 31, fearing "horse-trading" ahead of the Rajasthan assembly session, the Congress shifted the party MLAs to Jaisalmer from Jaipur. The Rajasthan Congress MLAs were shifted to Hotel Suryagarh in Jaisalmer amid tight security arrangements.

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