Friday, August 22, 2025

Understand your oath.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled a Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill in Parliament on 20 August. "The amendment allows the governors of states and lieutenant governors of Union territories (India. gov.in) to sack a chief minister or any minister if they are detained in jail for 30 days, even if not convicted." The Wire. "The amendment also applies to the prime minister - giving the power to sack him or her to the president of India." On 21 August, Leader of the Opposition "Rahul Gandhi in Bihar said that he was confident the Lok Sabha polls were manipulated." TOI. It means that governors and lieutenant governors appointed by the BJP, which won 240 seats, well short 272 required for majority (results.eci.gov.in), and even that by allegedly manipulating results, can remove ministers elected by popular vote. If that isn't  fascism, what is? Just last year, Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia of the Aam Aadmi Party was released on bail on 9 August, after 17 months in prison on unproven charges. India Today. That prevented him from campaigning in the general election held in May, which could have reduced BJP seat number even further. In his media conference, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar "made broad denials, took a combative position, and made unnecessary comments. The Commission asked Gandhi to produce the proof of his charges on affidavit and render an apology." "The language and tone used by the CEC did not align with the function of a constitutional functionary." DH. CEC Gyanesh Kumar is a retired IAS officer. wikipedia. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is a continuation of the Indian Civil Service set up by the British East India Company to rule India. Vajiram & Ravi. Every IAS officer is required to take any oath that "I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to India and to the Constitution of India by law established." dopt.gov.in. Since Mr Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed CEC because he was an IAS officer he is still under oath. Which means his loyalty should be only to the Constitution and the people of India and not to any political party or politician, no matter how powerful. The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy recently released its State of the System (SOS) database, according to which, "Of the 7,305 crimes on the statute books, a staggering 5,333 can land a person in jail, while 433 attract life imprisonment and 301 carry the death penalty." TOI. The IAS continued all the repressive powers of the ICS and perpetuates its hold on the nation by its sycophancy toward politicians in power while cloaking itself in anonymity. Time for the IAS to be reevaluated (Rajiv Tuli), As the BJP gathers extreme power and governance rots, "A new elite exodus is gripping India, a class once celebrated as achievers is quietly migrating abroad." BT. Fascism promotes second and third grade people. So the best try to escape. If they can.

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