Punjab govt to observe social media of staff to examine criticism: report

The Aam Aadmi Party-led-Punjab authorities has directed administrative secretaries to observe the social media actions of staff, reported The Tribune.

Citing sources, the English day by day knowledgeable that the Punjab authorities has already issued orders to the impact. Under the brand new coverage, any authorities worker discovered criticising the insurance policies of the State can be issued notices.

The administrative secretaries should notify the General Administration Department, previous to issuing notices to the workers who converse adversely of the Punjab authorities.

AAP govt has a historical past of controlling social media actions

This is nonetheless not the primary time that an Aam-Aadmi Party authorities has resorted to controlling the social media actions of its staff.

During the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020, a Delhi government-run hospital (Guru Teg Bahadur) issued a round for medical professionals, directing them to not flag their issues, associated to obligation, on any social media platform.

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In the round, Sunil Kumar, the Medical Director of the hospital, had warned, “All COVID-19 staff are advised to refrain from talking to media or using social media such as Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter etc to make their complaints public”.

The round warned that they’re on National obligation and a few difficulties are inevitable. “The same should not be highlighted in various social media as the same may be very embarrassing for the government”, learn the round.