Open Letter to PM - The Lie Lama

Don't know who can save my countrymen - total healthcare system collapsed, people gasping for air, no vaccines, dead bodies brought in as if they were some idols which we worship for immersion. Accept it politicians and bureaucrats before we are caught sleeping again and please save our countrymen. 

Does BJP think anyone in India needs a toolkit to teach them to tell the world about Modiji & his Govt’s mismanagement of Covid? Honestly. -  Mahua Moitra

Why BJP government is working so hard to fight congress  even during this time? Do they think only INC is the real threat to BJP and all other regional heroes and heroines could be managed with Enforcement, CBI and fake raids. Or are they very insecure about themselves that is why they are very restless ? Else is this a plan to divert attention of the people from the real issue? Whatever, shameless act, especially during these times. They all come from a school where they have been taught to deceive, discredit and demonize the people they fear.

BJP was busy with election rallies in West Bengal and Kumbh, until AAP CM raised the issue and questioned, whom can he contact to resolve issues - which was being telecasted live, and compared to the movie Nayak. Next day, 500 tweeter accounts were disabled. The video is lost. It had question on why oxygen being send to Delhi never reached Delhi and few other questions. 

Meanwhile  I got this in various  groups  and from few people  directly:

Tried to  answer  a couple  of  them, and is tired now. What I can infer is; the Internet  bombardment gang don't understand the meaning  of positivity.  For them they can spread  any lies. Exporting vaccine  to import, is it a strategy  to  Balance trade and payment? A visionary  leader, what did he do when he saw the third wave coming? I have not seen him visit  Kerala  like this before, more than twice in a week in March/April. What was the priority  and where did the money  come  from? Covid  don't discriminate  crowd but thrives on it, irrespective  of it being  political ,  religious  rallies  or farmers protest. Do'nt govt. feel the need to know the accurate data, and have no concern  for those dying? Is it the kind of responsibility they have? Aren't  medical and health needs the priority now, how's central Vista a priority when people  working  on the project are prone to be infected, and there are so many things  common  people forego during  this period. People  above 45 are yet to get second  dose of vaccine,  though  all above  18 were promised w.e.f 1st May, is this the largest  vaccination  drive?

https://constitutionalconduct.com/2021/05/20/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-india-needs-action-now/

 Dear Prime Minister,

            We, a group of former civil servants from the All India and Central Services, with a deep commitment to the Constitution of India and with no political affiliations, have written to you as well as other constitutional authorities on a number of occasions in the past, whenever we felt that executive actions violated the provisions of the Constitution.  Today, in the midst of the Covid pandemic and the suffering that has engulfed the people of our country, we write to you in anguish as well as in anger. We are aware that this pandemic threatens the entire world and is not going to leave the citizens of India untouched. And yet, what numbs our senses daily is not just the cries of the citizenry for medical assistance and the death toll in its thousands but the manifestly casual attitude of your government to the magnitude of the crisis and its implications for the mental and physical health of the community of Indians.

            The steady erosion of the Cabinet system of governance, the worsening of federal relationships with the states, especially those governed by parties opposed to the party ruling at the centre, the lack of informed consultation with experts and Parliamentary committees, the failure to take the timely advice of expert committees and the absence of effective coordination with state governments have had disastrous consequences for the poor and disadvantaged and now for the better off sections of society as well.   Despite warnings from the international community and our own scientists, the breathing space between the first and the second waves was not used to augment critical resources such as medical staff, hospital beds, oxygen supplies, ventilators and drugs and other medical supplies. Even more inexcusably, no advance planning was done to secure adequate stocks of vaccines, despite India being one of the major vaccine suppliers to the world. The complacency displayed by you and your ministerial colleagues at various forums not only diverted attention from the looming threat but probably also contributed to both state governments and citizens letting down their guard at a crucial juncture. As a result, your Atmanirbhar Bharat is today compelled to seek the help of the outside world to lessen the agony inflicted on its own people by your government.

            Right from the outset of the pandemic in March 2020, your government has never systematically assessed the funds that state governments would need to tackle the pandemic. The PM-CARES fund was set up when there was already a Prime Minister National Relief Fund in place. No disclosures have been made regarding the funds collected and the expenditures on various items. This fund attracted to itself moneys which would otherwise have gone from corporates and the public to the various CM Relief Funds and to NGOs. Your government has not been prompt in paying outstanding GST dues to the states, which could have helped them defray Covid care expenses. At the same time, your government has incurred unnecessary expenditure on the Central Vista redevelopment project; these funds could well have been more gainfully used to tackle the crisis. On top of this, the harsh restrictions imposed on NGOs, especially those obtaining foreign contributions, have hampered their efforts in providing relief during the pandemic. 

            While the holding of elections to the legislative assemblies of four states and one union territory may have been unavoidable, you, Mr. Prime Minister, and your party functionaries threw all caution to the winds by conducting huge public rallies in different states, when a restrained campaign by your party would have served as a salutary example to other political parties. The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar was conducted with scant regard for Covid safety regulations. With two such “super spreader” events taking place just when the second surge of the virus was becoming a major threat, we are now witnessing the horrifying spectacle of the rampant spread of the Covid virus across the rural hinterland of the country.  

            Your government seems to be more concerned with managing the narrative of “efficient” management of the Covid crisis rather than addressing the crucial issues at stake. Even authentic data on the testing carried out in different states, the number of positive cases, the number of persons hospitalised and mortality figures have not been publicly disseminated. This has had serious implications for the adequate provision of necessary medical facilities in different states as well as for devising appropriate measures in different states to control the spread of the pandemic.

            We urge the Government of India to take the following actions immediately:

• Provide for free, universal vaccination to all citizens of India. Government of India must centralize the procurement of vaccines from all available sources and supply them to state governments and all other implementing agencies.
• Coordinate effectively with state governments to ensure the adequacy of oxygen facilities, essential lifesaving drugs and equipment and hospital beds in all States of the country.
• Greatly ramp up RT-PCR testing in both rural and urban areas.
• Make adequate funds available to the States for provision of medical facilities and stop expenditures on non-essential items like the Central Vista redevelopment project.
• Draw on the existing surplus foodgrain stocks to provide free rations to the families of the marginalised and deprived sections of society as well as unorganised labour who have lost their employment opportunities until the ferocity of the pandemic and the hunger and livelihood crisis abates.
• Fully provide, in consultation with state governments, for existing nutrition schemes for school going children and supplementary nutrition for mothers and children in the pre-school age groups.  .  
• Provide a monthly income support for the current financial year to the needy sections of society to enable them to meet contingent expenses and unforeseen emergencies. Economists have recommended ₹ 7000 per month per household, equivalent to minimum wages.
• Immediately remove the FCRA restrictions imposed on NGOs so that they can avail of funds provided by foreign governments and charities for Covid management and other related activities.
• Place all data in the public domain and ensure that evidence-based policy measures are implemented.
• Constitute an all-party committee at the central level to advise on and review all government decisions and monitor the control of the pandemic in different areas of the country.

            While the above constitute actions to be taken at the politico-administrative level, the most important action relates to building up the confidence and morale of a population hard hit by the loss of their near and dear ones. Compassion and caring have to be the cornerstones of government policy. History will judge our society, your government and, above all, you personally, on how effectively we handle this crisis.

SATYAMEVA JAYATE

Yours sincerely,

CONSTITUTIONAL CONDUCT GROUP

(116 signatories, as below)

  Anita Agnihotri IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Department of Social Justice Empowerment, GoI

  Salahuddin Ahmad IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan

  S.P. Ambrose IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping & Transport, GoI

  Anand Arni R&AW (Retd.) Former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, GoI

  G. Balachandhran IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal

  Vappala Balachandran IPS (Retd.) Former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, GoI

  Gopalan Balagopal IAS (Retd.) Former Special Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal

  Chandrashekhar Balakrishnan IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Coal, GoI

  Rana Banerji R&AW (Retd.) Former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (R&AW), GoI

  T.K. Banerji IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Union Public Service Commission

  Sharad Behar IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

  Aurobindo Behera IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Board of Revenue, Govt. of Odisha

  Madhu Bhaduri IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Portugal

  K.V. Bhagirath IFS (Retd.) Former Secretary General, Indian Ocean Rim Association, Mauritius

  Meeran C Borwankar IPS (Retd.) Former DGP, Bureau of Police Research and Development, GoI

  Ravi Budhiraja IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, GoI

  Sundar Burra IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra

  Maneshwar Singh Chahal IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Secretary, Home, Govt. of Punjab

  R. Chandramohan IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Secretary, Transport and Urban Development, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

  K.M. Chandrasekhar IAS (Retd.) Former Cabinet Secretary, GoI

  Rachel Chatterjee IAS (Retd.) Former Special Chief Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

  Kalyani Chaudhuri IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal

  Gurjit Singh Cheema IAS (Retd.) Former Financial Commissioner (Revenue), Govt. of Punjab

  Anna Dani IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra

  Vibha Puri Das IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI

  P.R. Dasgupta IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Food Corporation of India, GoI

  Nitin Desai Former Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, GoI

  Keshav Desiraju IAS (Retd.) Former Health Secretary, GoI

  M.G. Devasahayam IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Govt. of Haryana

  Sushil Dubey IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Sweden

  A.S. Dulat IPS (Retd.) Former OSD on Kashmir, Prime Minister’s Office, GoI

  K.P. Fabian IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Italy

  Prabhu Ghate IAS (Retd.) Former Addl. Director General, Department of Tourism, GoI

  Arif Ghauri IRS (Retd.) Former Governance Adviser, DFID, Govt. of the United Kingdom (on deputation)

  Gourisankar Ghosh IAS (Retd.) Former Mission Director, National Drinking Water Mission, GoI

  Suresh K. Goel IFS (Retd.) Former Director General, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, GoI

  S. Gopal IPS (Retd.) Former Special Secretary, GoI

  H.S. Gujral IFoS (Retd.) Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of Punjab

  Meena Gupta IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, GoI

  Ravi Vira Gupta IAS (Retd.) Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

  Wajahat Habibullah IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, GoI and former Chief Information Commissioner

  Deepa Hari IRS (Resigned)  

  Siraj Hussain IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Department of Agriculture, GoI

  Kamal Jaswal IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Department of Information Technology, GoI

  Najeeb Jung IAS (Retd.) Former Lieutenant Governor, Delhi

  Vinod C. Khanna IFS (Retd.) Former Additional Secretary, MEA, GoI

  Ajai Kumar IFoS(Retd.) Former Director, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI

  Brijesh Kumar IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Department of Information Technology, GoI

  Ish Kumar IPS (Retd.) Former DGP (Vigilance & Enforcement), Govt. of Telangana and former Special Rapporteur, National Human Rights Commission

  Sudhir Kumar IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Central Administrative Tribunal

  P.K. Lahiri IAS (Retd.) Former ED, Asian Development Bank & Former Revenue Secretary, GoI

  Subodh Lal IPoS (Resigned) Former Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications, GoI

  S.K. Lambah IFS (Retd.) Former Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India

  B.B. Mahajan IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Deptt. of Food, GoI

  Harsh Mander IAS (Retd.) Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

  Amitabh Mathur IPS (Retd.) Former Director, Aviation Research Centre and Former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, GoI

  Lalit Mathur IAS (Retd.) Former Director General, National Institute of Rural Development, GoI

  Aditi Mehta IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan

  Shivshankar Menon IFS (Retd.) Former Foreign Secretary and Former National Security Adviser

  Sonalini Mirchandani IFS (Resigned) GoI

  Malay Mishra IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Hungary

  Sunil Mitra IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Finance, GoI

  Noor Mohammad IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of India

  Avinash Mohananey IPS (Retd.) Former Director General of Police, Govt. of Sikkim

  Deb Mukharji IFS (Retd.) Former High Commissioner to Bangladesh and former Ambassador to Nepal

  Shiv Shankar Mukherjee IFS (Retd.) Former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

  Gautam Mukhopadhaya IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Myanmar

  Nagalsamy IA&AS (Retd.) Former Principal Accountant General, Tamil Nadu & Kerala

  T.K.A. Nair IAS (Retd.) Former Adviser to Prime Minister of India

  Surendra Nath IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Finance Commission, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

  P. Joy Oommen IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Chhattisgarh

  Amitabha Pande IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Inter-State Council, GoI

  Niranjan Pant IA&AS (Retd.) Former Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, GoI

  P. R. Parthasarathy IPS (Retd.) Former Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Govt. of Maharashtra

  Alok Perti IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Coal, GoI

  R. Poornalingam IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, GoI

  Rajesh Prasad IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to the Netherlands

  Sharda Prasad IAS (Retd.) Former Director General (Employment and Training), Ministry of Labour and Employment, GoI

  R.M. Premkumar IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra

  T.R. Raghunandan IAS (Retd.) Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI

  N.K. Raghupathy IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, GoI

  V.P. Raja IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission

  C. Babu Rajeev IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, GoI

  K. Sujatha Rao IAS (Retd.) Former Health Secretary, GoI

  M.Y. Rao IAS (Retd.)  

  Satwant Reddy IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, GoI

  Vijaya Latha Reddy IFS (Retd.) Former Deputy National Security Adviser, GoI

  Julio Ribeiro IPS (Retd.) Former Adviser to Governor of Punjab & former Ambassador to Romania

  Aruna Roy IAS (Resigned)  

  Manabendra N. Roy IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal

  K. Saleem Ali IPS (Retd.) Former Special Director, CBI, GoI

  Deepak Sanan IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Adviser (AR) to Chief Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh

  G. Sankaran IC&CES (Retd.) Former President, Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal 

  S. Satyabhama IAS (Retd.) Former Chairperson, National Seeds Corporation, GoI

  N.C. Saxena IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Planning Commission, GoI

  A. Selvaraj IRS (Retd.) Former Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Chennai, GoI

  Ardhendu Sen IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal

  Abhijit Sengupta IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Culture, GoI

  Aftab Seth IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Japan

  Ashok Kumar Sharma IFoS (Retd.) Former MD, State Forest Development Corporation, Govt. of Gujarat

  Ashok Kumar Sharma IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Finland and Estonia

  Navrekha Sharma IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Indonesia

  Pravesh Sharma IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

  Raju Sharma IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Board of Revenue, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

  Rashmi Shukla Sharma IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

  Padamvir Singh IAS (Retd.) Former Director, LBSNAA, Mussoorie, GoI

  Sujatha Singh IFS (Retd.) Former Foreign Secretary, GoI

  Tirlochan Singh IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, National Commission for Minorities, GoI

  Jawhar Sircar  IAS (Retd.)  Former Secretary, Ministry of Culture, GoI, & former CEO, Prasar Bharati

  Parveen Talha IRS (Retd.) Former Member, Union Public Service Commission

  Thanksy Thekkekera IAS (Retd.) Former Additional Chief Secretary, Minorities Development, Govt. of Maharashtra

  P.S.S. Thomas IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission

  Hindal Tyabji IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary rank, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir

  Jawed Usmani IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & former Chief Information Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh

  Ashok Vajpeyi IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi

  Ramani Venkatesan IAS (Retd.)

Who is a true good leader? One who leads from front, who takes responsibility - who has the courage and confidence to face any situation. Not one, who takes credit for all success and tries to find scapegoats to blame.  A good leader is genuinely interested in his team. When I posted in Facebook, that it seems Modi considers only BJP as his team and not India, few commented, he is not even loyal to BJP. Am no one to judge that, but I can say, he appears to be the PM of BJP and not of India - such are his deeds. I have not seen him Visit Kerala as many times as he did to campaign for this election. What were the priorities re. duties and fund utilization? Don't think he had an iota of vision of the things comming. “In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” – Warren Buffet; and this is clearly visible.