Speaking Truth To Power
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 …
Continue reading Open Letter on the proper implementation of VVPAT-based audit of EVMs
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 …
Continue reading Open letter to citizens of India – Assam NRC exercise and citizenship
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
To, Capt. Amarinder Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Punjab. Chandigarh 3rd Sept. 2018 (Copy also sent to Shri Rahul Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress) Dear Mr. Chief Minister, Sub: Open letter in protest against reported plans to make sacrilege a major offence It is with much anguish that we – …
PUBLIC STATEMENT Our group of retired civil servants has, over the past year, drawn the attention of the powers that be, particularly the Government of India, to the promotion of an environment that encourages violence, in both word and deed. Apart from reckless utterances at election times aimed at fostering a feeling of hate and …
Continue reading Public Statement on a Union Minister’s actions: 9 July 2018
Shri Narendra Modi Honourable Prime Minister of India 15 April 2018 Honourable Prime Minister, We are a group of retired civil servants who came together last year to express our concern at the decline in the secular, democratic, and liberal values enshrined in our constitution. We did so to join other voices of protest against …
Continue reading Letter to the Prime Minister – 15 April 2018
