Kharge writes to PM, accuses government of politicizing bureaucracy and Armed forces, demands withdrawal of orders

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government's recent orders asking officials to "showcase" the achievements of the last nine years was "politicisation" of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on October 18 which, he claimed, stated that senior officers of ranks as high as joint secretary, director and deputy secretary are to be deployed to all 765 districts of India as "Rath Prabharis" to "showcase achievements of the last nine years of Government of India". He also referred to another order of the Ministry of Defence on October 9, 2023, directing soldiers on annual leave to spend time in promoting government schemes, making them "soldier-ambassadors".