Kushal Patil, an assistant teacher at Jeerga (K) village in Aurad taluk of Bidar district of Karnataka, has been suspended pending enquiry for calling up Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba and arguing with him over the unavailability of fertilisers.
Exercising his power conferred under Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, the Deputy Director of Public Instruction, on June 17, issued the order on charges of ‘dereliction of duty, irresponsibility and misconduct by intentionally recording the telephonic conversation and making it viral on social media platforms’.
In the preamble of the order, the officer referred to the complaint lodged by Deepak Patil Lambori demanding action against Mr. Patil for calling Mr. Khuba at midnight of June 15, 2022, to argue over the shortage of fertilisers and defaming Mr. Khuba by making the telephonic conversation public. The officer referred to media reports and the preliminary enquiry report submitted by the Block Education Officer on the issue.
