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Highlights
- Mukhtar Ansari was also praised
- During the investigation the allegations leveled against the SDO were found to be true.
Uttar Pradesh: A sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the electricity department in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district has been suspended for alleged misbehavior with consumers and indiscipline after posting objectionable messages on social media against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Is. The officials gave this information.
Mukhtar Ansari was also praised
SDO Radhakrishna Rao had also praised the jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in some of his social media posts. According to Abhinav Tiwari, executive engineer (Vidyut Vitran Mandal 1, Mau), “Several complaints of misbehavior with consumers against Rao were sent to the Managing Director (MD) of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) during the initial investigation. The charges leveled against him were found to be true.
Many posts were uploaded against PM and CM
It was found that in 2018-19 he had also uploaded several posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other ministers.” Tiwari said that on the basis of preliminary inquiry report, the SDO was booked for indiscipline by the MD of PVVNL. He said that further investigation against him would continue.
The social media posts involved in the probe by power officials against Rao included several posts targeting the prime minister on issues like demonetisation and criticizing the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for renaming districts and places, among other issues. He had also targeted other ministers and particular castes, while his social media posts also revealed that he was influenced by Mukhtar Ansari.