New Delhi: Altaf Hussain Pandit, a professor of chemistry at the University of Kashmir, was on Friday sacked over terror links that he was not only an active terrorist associated with the JKLF from 1990 to 1993, but from 2015 to 2017 as well as the Kashmir University Teachers Association (KSU). Kuta) as its executive member. and its vice-president from 2017 to 2018, he is also accused of orchestrating student protests, including in the aftermath of the 2016 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.
According to the dossier on Altaf, on the basis of which the committee designated to inquire into cases under Article 311(2)(c) in Jammu and Kashmir recommended his dismissal, he did not undergo formal character and antecedent verification, all of which An essential requirement for government employees. Either on joining government service or even later. A careful investigation revealed that he was one of hundreds who managed to enter the public employment system, despite working prejudicially for the security of the state, “because the system itself was heavily corrupted”. , said a senior J&K government official.
Altaf had, in fact, earned the nickname ‘Geelani of Kashmir University‘ Because of their separatist agenda which included open demands for compliance of Hurriyat protest calendar by the university administration and students during several meetings and even to synchronize the academic calendar of KU with the Hurriyat calendar as per the dossier as well.
As office-bearer of Kuta from 2015 to 2018, Altaf, through a combination of fear, favoritism and propaganda, ensured that Kashmir University students participated in violent protests run by separatists and Pakistan. The dossier counts him among the 20 key elements who “fostered the anti-India cartel in the University of Kashmir”.
According to the dossier on Altaf, on the basis of which the committee designated to inquire into cases under Article 311(2)(c) in Jammu and Kashmir recommended his dismissal, he did not undergo formal character and antecedent verification, all of which An essential requirement for government employees. Either on joining government service or even later. A careful investigation revealed that he was one of hundreds who managed to enter the public employment system, despite working prejudicially for the security of the state, “because the system itself was heavily corrupted”. , said a senior J&K government official.
Altaf had, in fact, earned the nickname ‘Geelani of Kashmir University‘ Because of their separatist agenda which included open demands for compliance of Hurriyat protest calendar by the university administration and students during several meetings and even to synchronize the academic calendar of KU with the Hurriyat calendar as per the dossier as well.
As office-bearer of Kuta from 2015 to 2018, Altaf, through a combination of fear, favoritism and propaganda, ensured that Kashmir University students participated in violent protests run by separatists and Pakistan. The dossier counts him among the 20 key elements who “fostered the anti-India cartel in the University of Kashmir”.