Teacher suspended for criticising CM Siddaramaiah in Karnataka

A government school teacher was suspended after he criticised the newly elected chief minister Siddaramaiah for his new policies. The suspension came on the same day when the senior Congress leader took oath.

According to reports, the teacher, Shantanamurthy MG from Chitradurga district, shared a Facebook post that read, “When SM Krishna was the CM, the debt was Rs 3590 crore. During Dharam Singh, H D Kumaraswamy and B S Yediyurappa, Sadananada Gowda and Jagadish



Shettar’s tenures the debt was Rs 15,635, Rs 3545, Rs 25,653, Rs 9464 and Rs 13, 464 crores respectively. But during Siddaramaiah’s last tenure, the state debt touched Rs 2,42,000 crores. Which is why it is for him to announce freebies.”

Taking cognizance, the block education officer of Hosadurga taluk issued a suspension order for Shantanamurthy stating the teacher had violated the Karnataka Civil Service (Conduct) Rules – 1966. A departmental enquiry has been ordered.