Tura: The District Magistrate of Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district has issued an order advising all state government employees to exercise utmost restraint while using their personal and social media accounts.
The order was issued by District Magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal on Saturday, in view of the prevailing situation in West Garo Hills.
As per the order, government employees are strictly prohibited from posting or forwarding messages, audio or video clips, pictures, or any content that may be incendiary or provocative.
They have also been directed not to post or comment on law and order incidents occurring in other districts or states in a manner that could evoke public reaction or resentment among sections of society.
The order read, “No Government employee/servant shall post or forward messages, audio-video clips, pictures, photos, etc contents of which may be incendiary or provocative in nature.”
“No Government employee/servant shall post or comment in any personal or social media outlet, channels, etc relating to law and order incidents in other district or states and relate the same to public sentiment, ideology, etc which may evoke reaction or resentment among certain sections of society and potentially exacerbate the already tense situation,” the order added.
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The order applies to all Government offices in the district, and Heads of Offices have been instructed to ensure strict compliance among their employees.
The administration has warned that any violation of the order will invite legal action under relevant provisions of law in addition to disciplinary proceedings under the Meghalaya Civil Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 2019.
