(1) No Government servant shall, in any radio broadcast or television programme or communication over any public media or in any document published in his own name or anonymously, pseudonymously or in the name of any other person in any communication to the press or in any public utterance, make any statement of fact or opinion,-
(i) which has the effect of an adverse criticism of any current or recent policy or action of the Government, Central Government or of any other State Government;
Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to bona-fide expression of views by any Government servant as an office bearer of a recognized association of such Government servant for the purposes of safeguarding the conditions of service of such Government servants or for securing an improvement thereof;
(ii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the State Government and the Central Government or the Government of any other State or foreign state:
Provided that, nothing in this rule shall apply to any statement made or views expressed by a Government servant in his official capacity or in the due performance of the duties assigned to him.