Sanjana 20 April 2020

Suspension of a government employee

Respected sir/madam One of my frd has recently tweeted to a serving minister to sanitize office premises due to on going covid 19. The office secretary (head of the office) sent a suspension order. Is dat wrong?

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A government employee was suspended after tweeting a suggestion to a minister about sanitising office premises due to COVID-19. The employee received a suspension order via email without prior warning. While suspension is not a punishment itself, it's a preliminary step before disciplinary proceedings begin. The validity of the suspension depends on the specific grounds cited in the order.

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Sayantan Misra 20 April 2020

That depends on what grounds the suspension has been made.

Sanjana 20 April 2020

The ground of suspension was about tweet

Monu Subramaniam 20 April 2020

by which ministry u have to get suspension letter and in which department u r serving

Sanjana 21 April 2020

When higher official isnt responding to our request, v r left with no other option. The suspension order was sent through mail without issuing any warning to me