Jammu and Kashmir: Government Medical College doctor sacked over 'provocative' Facebook post

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated the services of the Registrar of the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for an “anti-government” post on Facebook, an official said on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_4281331” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] Amit Kumar was sacked after he violated rules that prevent a government servant from using social media to write anti-government posts. Kumar had been appointed for three years on contract to serve at the GMC Jammu. The official said Kumar used his Facebook account to “provoke” readers.