The two teachers, who have joined the two political parties of Druk Chirwang Tshogpa and People’s Democratic Party, have been instructed to compulsorily retire with immediate effect.
The commission has also asked the Ministry of Education to relieve both the teachers after having, met their other obligations.
Both the teachers had apparently joined politics without resigning from the civil service
The Commissioner of the Royal Civil Service Commission, Bachu Phub Dorji, said the commission after a thorough discussion decided, that the teachers will have to compulsorily retire, since both of them have breached the code of conduct. He said compulsory retirement is a big and severe penalty.
The Commissioner also added both the teachers had submitted their resignations but very late. He said, before the acceptance of their resignations, the two already featured as a candidate of different political parties.
Bachu Phub Dorji said the Civil Service Act and the Bhutan Civil Service Rules 2012 say that civil servants should remain apolitical.
BBS got in touch in with Election Commission of Bhutan to find out whether the teachers will be allowed to contest against the backdrop of their compulsory retirement but was told they were yet to receive a letter from the RCSC. But, the ECB did ask if it was honorary discharge.
Asked if it was an honorary discharge, the RCSC said the penalties imposed on the two teachers are severe. However, they did not make it clear whether it was an honorary discharge.
But the questions still loom large. Will the candidates be allowed to contest if it is an honorary discharge? Will they be allowed to contest, if there are no prefixes to their compulsory retirement?
