The Haryana government on Monday lifted a 54-year-old ban that forbid its employees from joining the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Jamaat-e-Islami. Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan issued the instructions via a letter to all department heads lifting the ban that was put in place by his predecessors in 1967. Also, the new Conduct Rules had come in effect in 2016 and superseded all executive instructions issued earlier. As such RSS or Jamaat-e-Islami are not political organisations listed with the Election Commission of India. There is no ban on any government employee in being associated with these organisations,” the officer said.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2021 19:04 UTC