It has been a deeply disappointing day for the Special Police Officers (SPOs) working with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, as they find themselves both deceived and disrespected by the incompetence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Under his leadership, it seems anything can be hastily posted on the official social media handles of both the government and his party, without regard for accuracy or the consequences it may have on the lives of the people they affect.
The lack of responsibility displayed by the CM in the matter of posting misleading information regarding the hike in the honourarium of SPOs is nothing short of an insult to the dedicated personnel serving in the force as temporary workers and that too with meager perks and incentives.
It is really a grave mistake that somehow under the very nose of the head of the Union Territory the official social media handles of both the Chief Minister and his party— the NC falsely claimed that the honourarium of SPOs has been increased.
To make matters worse, the posts were hastily deleted and replaced with a clarification, explaining that the information was shared without verification. This debacle raises critical questions about governance, credibility, and the impact such misinformation has on the lives of the people it touches.
What is disturbing is the fact that those who were affected by this gaffe were already the dejected lot who serve as the frontline of security in Jammu and Kashmir, often under difficult and dangerous circumstances as reportedly nearly 500 among them have made supreme sacrifice in terror related operations in the last over two decades despite confronting with minimal perks and uncertain future.
It is nightmarish to even imagine that the official social media handle of the CM after confirming the hike in honourarium of SPOs has brazenly deleted the same with an arbitrary clarification that it was simply unverified post by an ‘immature & unprofessional’ handler given the task to handle the topmost social media handles of the UT of J&K.
One can guess who is immature and unprofessional in this whole gamut. The emotional setback which the SPOs must be going through is simply unexplainable and no one but the CM Omar Abdullah has to be blamed for this merciless incident and the brazen alibi coming from his party.
The people of J&K deserve better as the present state of affairs is not only dismal but hopeless also.
