DDIPR Barak Valley Region Indrani Goswami suspended

June 15: In a notification issued by Preetom Saikia, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Information & Public Relations Department on 15 June it was stated that, “In view of the suspension of Smt Indrani Goswami, Deputy Director of Information & Public Relations, Barak Valley Region, Silchar, The Governor of Assam is pleased to entrust Md. Sajjadul Haque Choudhury, DDIPR, Karimganj to look after the day to day works of the Deputy Director of Information & Public Relations, Barak Valley Region, Silchar as in-charge Deputy Director of Information & Public Relations.” The order further directed Md. Sajjadul Haque Choudhury to disburse the duties of in-charge in addition to his own duties with immediate effect and until further order.

In another notification issued on the same day, it was stated that on 4 June,2020, Chief Minister of Assam
visited Silchar to take stock of the situation arising out of landslide and held a very important meeting in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Cachar. It was found that Indrani Goswami, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations (DDIPR), Barak Valley Region, Silchar remained absent from duty on that day without obtaining prior permission from competent authority for which serious mismanagement took place regarding media persons who came to cover the programme of the Chief Minister, Assam.

As a result, a number of media persons got agitated and left the venue causing much embarrassment to the government. This was considered by the government as a serious misconduct and gross negligence of duty on the part of Indrani Goswami, DDIPR. Barak Valley Region, Silchar for causing an embarrassing position to the government.

It was in this backdrop that the state government placed Indrani Goswami, DDIPR, Barak Valley Region,
Silchar under suspension under Rule 6(1)a) of the Assam Services (Disciplinary & Appeal) Rules,1964 with immediate effect until further orders.