Rajya Sabha Official Demoted For Social Media Posts On PM Modi

Rajya Sabha Secretariat has demoted a security officer for his scoial media posts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he violated rules and failed to maintain "political neutrality".

In an order dated February 12, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said that the Chairman of the house Venkaiah Naidu has "imposed the penalty of reduction to the lower grade of security officer for a period of five years on Urujul Hasan, Deputy Director (Security), who is under suspension" for violation of the rules by failing to maintain "political neutrality".

According to the order, besides demotion, Mr Hasan would not get increments in his salary for five years or regain his current position on the expiry of the punishment period.