CCG OPEN LETTER TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA: IS THERE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?

11 April 2024 Dear Shri Rajiv Kumar/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/Dr. S.S. Sandhu, We are a group of former civil servants who have served the Central and State governments in various capacities. We have no affiliation with any political party but are strongly committed to the ideals enshrined in the Constitution of India. In the Election Commission …

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CCG OPEN LETTER TO UNION MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE ON GREEN CREDITS

19 March 2024 To Union Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change Government of India Hon’ble Minister, The assault on India’s forests seems continual and unrelenting! The recently passed Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 which allows diversion of forests for defence/security infrastructure, feeder roads for road and rail-side establishments, surveys for coal, diamonds, etc. without …

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CCG OPEN LETTER TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

 9 March 2024 Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Arun Goel Election Commissioner Dear Shri Rajiv Kumar and Shri Arun Goel, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked in the Central and State Governments during our careers. As a group, we have no …

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CCG Open Statement – Growing influence of religion in state and society

8 February 2024 As a group of former civil servants deeply committed to the Constitution of India and its morality, we issue this open statement to express our deep disquiet about the manner in which the Indian state was closely associated with the consecration ceremony of the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22 January …

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OPEN LETTER TO THE HON’BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA – CONCERNS ABOUT THE AUTONOMY OF THE CAG

4 November 2023 Honourable Rashtrapatiji, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked in the Central and State Governments during our careers. As a group, we have no affiliation with any political party but believe in impartiality, neutrality and commitment to the Constitution of India. …

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CCG Open Letter to the Election Commission of India

19 August 2023 Dear Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked with the Central and State Governments in the course of our careers. As members of the Constitutional Conduct Group, we are firmly committed to the Constitution of …

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CCG OPEN STATEMENT ON MANIPUR: MANIPUR NEEDS THE HEALING TOUCH

6 August 2023 The Constitutional Conduct Group, a group of former civil servants firmly committed to the Constitution of India, and not affiliated to any political party, notes with the greatest concern the total breakdown of the rule of law and constitutional values in the state of Manipur since early May 2023. What started as …

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CCG OPEN STATEMENT – AMENDMENT TO ALL INDIA SERVICE RULES

25 July 2023 The Constitutional Conduct Group, a collective of former civil servants, has noted with concern the recent amendments by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensioners, Govt. of India, to the All India Services (Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). Through a notification dated 6.7.2023, these …

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CCG OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON THE FOREST CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 2023

  12 July 2023 Honourable MPs of the Lok Sabha, Honourable MPs of the Rajya Sabha, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked with the Central and State Governments in the course of our careers. As a group, we have no affiliation with any political …

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OPEN LETTER TO UNION HOME MINISTER – HARASSMENT OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS UNDER FCRA

4 July 2023 Dear Home Minister, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked with the Central and State Governments in the course of our careers. Our group has no affiliation with any political party, and we, as its members, believe in impartiality, neutrality and …

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