The Kerala government has suspended two IAS officers for non-compliance with service rules and violation of discipline. Both names are K. Gopalakrishnan and N. Prashant. The government has said that Gopalakrishnan has acted in a manner that has created imbalance in the All India Services cadre, while Prashant’s conduct has damaged the image of the state administration. Gopalakrishnan created a religion-based ‘WhatsApp group’ for government officials due to which he was suspended. Prashant was suspended after he publicly criticized a senior IAS officer on social media.
Both the officers have faced major charges
Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan government late on Monday night ordered the suspension of two IAS officers, stating that their actions amounted to gross indiscipline and violation of various sections of the All India Service Conduct Rules, 1968. The order said that a ‘WhatsApp group’ was recently created, with Industries Director Gopalakrishnan described as the ‘admin’ of the group. A police investigation revealed that there was no evidence to prove that Gopalakrishnan’s mobile phone was ‘hacked’ as claimed by the officer.
The officer himself repeatedly ‘factory reset’ the mobile phone before submitting the phone for forensic examination. It said, “The government prima facie believes that the purpose of the ‘WhatsApp group’ created by Gopalakrishnan was to create division among the cadres of the All India Services in the state and break their unity.”
Both the officers were suspended
Special Secretary (Agriculture) N. In a separate order suspending Prashant, the government has appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, IAS A. accused Jayathilak of making “defamatory statements” on social media. According to the order issued, these comments amount to gross indiscipline and such comments harm the public image of the administration in the state.
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