Civil servants cannot pledge to defend our Constitution and secular democracy and at the same time owe allegiance to an organisation that stands for Hindu Rashtra
Constitutional Conduct Group
We, former civil servants and members of the Constitutional Conduct Group, write to express our profound concern about the implications for secular democracy of the recent order of the Union government to lift the decades-old ban on civil servants becoming members of or participating in the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The paramount duty of civil administrators and the police is to defend and uphold the Constitution. This includes, centrally, the protection of the constitutional rights — including of life, liberty and worship — of religious and caste minorities. For a fair discharge of these duties, civil servants must, at all times, demonstrate their humanism, impartiality, and adherence to the values enshrined in the Constitution of India. Recognising that caste, religion and gender continue to be critical fractures in Indian society, we feel a deep disquiet about this government order that allows government servants, who are tasked with defending secular democracy and minority rights, to openly declare their allegiance to an organisation that is ideologically opposed to both of these….
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/a-violation-of-the-constitution-3174223
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Professor’s Harassment by ABVP Shows Near-Complete Takeover of Universities by RSS-BJP
How the RSS, Golwalkar & Hindu Mahasabha glorified caste: Devanur Mahadevan
Pratap Bhanu Mehta: The limits of the Hindu vs Hindutvavadi debate
Javed Anand: On RSS reassurances to Muslims, deeds matter more than words
Ahead of the 2024 Elections, the BJP-RSS Is Setting the Ideological Stage
After the truth-shower 