NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Saturday suspended an officer of the Directorate of Civil Defence headquarters after an advertisement disrespecting the territorial integrity of the union of India triggered a controversy. The advertisement was issued for enrolment of volunteers for civil defence corps where one of the eligibility criteria was that the person should be a "citizen of India or a subject of Sikkim or of Bhutan or of Nepal and a resident of Delhi."
Over it, the chief secretary of Sikkim wrote a letter to the Delhi chief secretary stating that the advertisement is immensely hurtful to the people of Sikkim who take pride in being the citizens of our great country. In the letter written to Vijay Dev, S C Gupta demanded withdrawal of the advertisement and a suitable communique to assuage the feelings of the people of Sikkim.
Delhi government has withdrawn the advertisement, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Saturday evening. "Sikkim is an integral part of India. Such errors also cannot be tolerated. Advertisement has been withdrawn and action taken against the officer concerned," said the CM.
Sikkim is an integral part of India. Such errors also cannot be tolerated. Advertisement has been withdrawn and act… https://t.co/Jq6gKI1YKu
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 1590244396000
Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal took to Twitter to state: "A senior officer of Directorate of Civil Defence (HQ) has been suspended with immediate effect for publishing an advertisement which disrespects the territorial integrity of India by making incorrect reference to Sikkim on the same lines as some neighbouring countries."
The LG added in another tweet: "Zero tolerance for such gross misconduct! Direction has also been given immediately to withdraw the offensive advertisement."
The piece of advertisement was issued by the Directorate of Civil Defence of Delhi government.
This advertisement that triggered the controversy
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