Srinagar, September 10: Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) J&K State President Vivek Bali has expressed serious concern over reported fresh threats targeting PM Package employees in Jammu and Kashmir, urging the government and security agencies to take immediate preventive measures.
Bali said the reported circulation of photographs of protesting employees alongside an image of an AK-47 has heightened concerns regarding their safety and raised questions over the possible unauthorised circulation or misuse of their personal information.
“The fresh threats against PM Package employees are deeply alarming. When photographs of employees are circulated along with threatening messages and references to their personal details, it raises serious questions about their safety and the possible misuse or unauthorised circulation of sensitive information. The government must act before the situation escalates,” Bali said.
He urged the Jammu and Kashmir Police and concerned security agencies to take immediate cognisance of the reported threats, register cases under relevant provisions of law and identify those allegedly responsible for issuing or circulating such communications.
Bali also demanded an immediate security audit and individual threat assessment of employees whose photographs or personal information have reportedly appeared in the threatening communications.
“Security cannot be reactive. When specific individuals are being threatened and their photographs are being circulated, preventive action is essential. Waiting for an actual attack before responding would be a grave mistake,” he said.
The SBSP J&K president further sought a thorough and time-bound investigation into the alleged leakage or circulation of personal information of PM Package employees through social media and other digital platforms.
“If phone numbers, addresses, family details, movements or other personal information of government employees are being accessed or circulated without authorisation, the source of that information must be identified and investigated,” Bali said, adding that any unlawful access, leakage or misuse of personal data should be dealt with strictly under law.
He also urged the administration to expedite the provision of secure transit accommodation for employees who continue to live in vulnerable locations and have sought safer accommodation.
“Employees who are serving the government should be able to discharge their duties without living under constant fear for their lives and families. Those facing genuine security concerns must be shifted to properly secured accommodation on priority,” he said.
Bali appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the J&K Director General of Police and senior security officials to personally review the situation and ensure coordinated action.
He said PM Package employees are contributing to government functioning and public services in Jammu and Kashmir and should not be made to feel abandoned or insecure.
“Our employees are not enemies of the people. They are government employees performing their duties. Their safety, dignity and confidence must be protected,” Bali said.
He further said ensuring the safety of employees who have returned to Kashmir is important for maintaining confidence in broader efforts related to the return, rehabilitation and reintegration of displaced Kashmiri Pandit families.
Bali urged the authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible for the reported threats, investigate the alleged data leak, conduct an immediate security audit of vulnerable employees and provide secure accommodation wherever required.
“We appeal for firm action before these threats translate into violence. The time to act is now. Preventive security measures can save lives and restore confidence among employees and their families,” he said.
