July 30, 2019 7:50 PM

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Orders being shared on social media invalid, clarifies J&K Governor

<span style="color: #222222;">Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today clarified that the purported government orders being circulated on social media in the state for the past few days are invalid. <br />''<br />''Talking to reporters in Srinagar, the Governor said there were such orders issued by the government. He added that incidents are blown out of proportion. The Governor appealed to the people not to pay heed to rumours, saying that everything was normal in the state.<br />''<br />''Yesterday, panic gripped the Valley after a letter surfaced on social networking sites in which Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Dr Haseeb Mughal asked five zonal SPs to provide details of mosques and their managements falling within their respective jurisdictions immediately for submission to higher authorities.<br />''<br />''Earlier, Railway Protection Force (RPF) had asked the staff to store ration for four months and to ensure the security of Railways property and of the employees.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has demanded a probe by the CBI into the fake government orders being circulated on social media. <br />''<br />''In a tweet, he said fake orders were circulated under the signature of senior government officers, hence the CBI must be asked to investigate.<br />''<br />''Pradesh Congress Committee President Ghulam Ahamd Mir expressed serious concern over the current chaotic situation prevailing in the State. He asked the Central government to come clean on rumour-mongering in the State. <br />''<br />''CPI (M) leader M. Y. Tarigami asked the Administration to clear confusion over the matter. </span><br />

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