'Weak-kneed': 66 ex-bureaucrats write to President Kovind on EC's conduct

66 former civil servants wrote that they have no affiliations with any political party and wanted to express their distress regarding the 'misuse, abuse and blatant disregard' of Model of Conduct

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On NaMo TV, the letter alleged that the Election Commission acted with "lethargy" even though the channel was launched without any formal approval from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Illustration by Binay Sinha

BS Web Team New Dellhi

5 min read Last Updated : Apr 09 2019 | 11:23 AM IST

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019, a group of 66 former civil servants have written an open letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, alleging the "independence, fairness, impartiality and efficiency" of Election Commission (EC) is being compromised, thereby, endangering the integrity of the electoral process.

The ex-bureaucrats, in the letter, wrote that they have no affiliations with any political party and wanted to express their distress regard the "misuse, abuse and blatant disregard" of the Model of Conduct by the ruling party.

They highlighted a host of issues — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming biopic, channel NaMo TV dedicated to