24 April 2019 Our group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services has no affiliation with any political party and is firmly committed to the Constitution of India. We write to express our disbelief and dismay at the candidature of Pragya Thakur for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. This decision could …
Letter to Hon’ble President of India: Weak-kneed response of the Election Commission of India to violations of the Model Code of Conduct
8 April 2019 To The Honourable President of India Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi Copies to: (1) Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India (2) Election Commissioners, Election Commission of India Respected Rashtrapatiji, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have come together to use our pooled …
Letter to Chief Election Commissioner – Release of biopics when the Model Code of Conduct is in place
26 March 2019 To Shri Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, New Delhi Copied to: Shri Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner Shri Sushil Chandra, Election Commissioner Dear Shri Arora, Our group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services have interacted with the Election Commission from time to time on …
Letter to Chief Minister, Bihar – Custodial deaths in Sitamarhi district
To, Shri Nitish Kumar Hon’ble Chief Minister, Bihar Patna, Bihar Email: cmbihar@nic.in 15th March, 2019 Subject: Torture and death of two men in police custody (Dumra PS, Sitamarhi district) Dear Chief Minister, It is with much anguish that we, members of Constitutional Conduct – a group of former civil servants that takes up, from time …
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Open Letter on the proper implementation of VVPAT-based audit of EVMs
We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked for decades with the Central and State Governments during our careers. We wish to make it clear that, as a group, we have no affiliation with any political party but believe in impartiality, neutrality and commitment to …
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Open letter to citizens of India – Assam NRC exercise and citizenship
4 February 2019 Our group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services has, over the last twenty months, issued a number of letters expressing our concern at the erosion of constitutional values in the country and the weakening of institutions entrusted with ensuring the functioning of a healthy democracy. As in …
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Open Letter From Former Civil Servants: Murder Of Police Officer In Bulandshahr District, Uttar Pradesh
18 December 2018 We are a group of retired civil servants from the All India and Central Services who, having spent long years in the service of the Constitution of India, have come together to express ourselves on issues of governance and public policy that have a bearing on constitutional principles, conduct and ethics. Since …
Public Letter to Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) from former civil servants seeking the early submission of audit reports by the CAG on the Rafale Deal and Demonetisation: 12 November 2018
12 November 2018 We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services, who have worked for decades with the Central and State Governments during our careers. We wish to make it clear that, as a group, we have no affiliation with any political party but believe in impartiality, neutrality …
Public Statement and Appeal by Retired Senior Civil Servants and Diplomats on the Comments violative of the Constitution made by the President of the main Ruling Party in his Public Speech at Kannur, Kerala: 5 November 2018
5 November 2018 We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services, who have worked for decades with the Central and State Governments during our careers. We wish to make it clear that, as a group, we have no affiliation with any political party but believe in impartiality, neutrality …
Open letter to the President of India regarding continuation of Shri M.J. Akbar in the Union Council of Ministers: 17 October 2018
17 October 2018 To The Honourable President of India, New Delhi (copy to: The Honourable Prime Minister of India, New Delhi) Honourable Rashtrapatiji, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services, who have worked for decades with the Central and State Governments in the course of our …
