new Delhi. A group of 91 former civil servants has written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar demanding legal and administrative action against Sudarshan News TV channel over the ‘UPSC Jihad’ which has taken the form of a dispute. He says that Muslim officials’ intrusion into civil services or statements like UPSC Jihad and Civil Services Jihad are examples of perverted ideology and a punishable offense. The signatories in the letter said, “Such communal and irresponsible statements spread hatred and bring disrepute to the entire community.”
The letter included the Home Minister, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, the Chairman of the Minorities Commission, the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the Chief Minister of Delhi, the Secretary of the Home Ministry, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting And the Commissioner of Police Delhi has been addressed.
Former civil servants said, “We are raising an urgent issue through this letter about the transmission of a communal accusation, divisive and sensational series by Sudarshan News TV channel. This series is one of the two most prestigious services of the country, Muslim in IAS and IPS.” The conspiracy in the recruitment process claims to have exposed the sudden increase in the number of officers. ”
He further demanded action against the news channel, saying, “Jamia Millia Islamia has been elected in this regard. We know that the Delhi High Court has put an interim stay on the telecast of the series. However, we feel that it Strong legal and administrative action is required. ”
The letter said, “It is highly inappropriate to allege that Muslim officials infiltrate into the Civil Services, or use words like UPSC Jihad or Civil Service Jihad in this regard. With such communal and irresponsible statements and hate speech The entire community is disgraced. ”
The signatories said in the letter, “If the program is allowed to air, it will incite hatred against the country’s largest minority community, ie Muslims, without any solid basis. Corona Jihad and Love Jihad allegations against Muslims in the country Issues of hate speech are already being lit, including various courts, which have been misunderstood. This telecast will serve as fuel to fuel the same fire. ”
He also claimed that it would tarnish the impeccable reputation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the premier organization for civil service recruitment, claiming to be biased to its recruitment process.
The letter further said, “It will spread misconceptions about the increase in the number of Muslims being elected to government services, especially for IAS and IPS services.”
He said, “The use of words like ‘UPSC Jihad’ and ‘Civil Service Jihad’ is an attempt to divide the civil administration of the country on the basis of religion and ignore the outstanding contribution made by the administrators for the development of the whole of India.” . ”
In a recent judgment on the same matter, the Supreme Court, while not imposing any restriction on the transmission of the program, said, “We note that the competent authority is vested with powers to ensure compliance with the law under statutory provisions, including Provisions of criminal law are also included to ensure social harmony and peaceful co-existence of all communities. ”
He demanded, “Therefore we urge the Union Home Ministry, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, the Chief Minister of Delhi, the Delhi Police Commissioner to order an FIR to be registered under the legal provisions. We are the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and News Broadcasting Standards It also requests the Authority of India to investigate whether the show should run under the Cable Television Networks Rules 1994, the Cable Television Networks (Regulations) Act and then according to the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards Take action on. ”
On this letter, former Lt. Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung, IFS (Retd.) And former Foreign Secretary and former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, former President of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Rahul Khullar, Harsh Mander, who worked in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Social Justice Anita Agnihotri, former Secretary in the Department of Empowerment and former Special Director in CBI K.K. It is signed by Salim Ali.
Other signatories include Salauddin Ahmed, former chief secretary in Rajasthan, Anand Arni, former special secretary in cabinet secretariat, former chief secretary Sharad Behar in Madhya Pradesh, former health secretary Javid Chaudhary, former chairman of Food Corporation of India PR. Dasgupta, former United Kingdom High Commissioner Nareshwar Dayal, former Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance, Nitin Desai, former Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju, former Secretary (Revenue) and former Executive Development Director of Asian Development Bank P.K. Lahiri is also included.
On the letter, retired IAS officer and former Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi, former secretary of the Ministry of Culture and former CEO of Prasar Bharati, Johar Sircar, former Secretary of the Inter State Council Amitabh Pandey, former Director General of Police in the Government of Gujarat, P.G. J Nampoothiri, former foreign secretary and former chairman of National Security Advisory Shyam Saran and former secretary in the finance ministry, Narendra Sisodia, have also signed on.
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