[Marxistindia] Sitaram Yechury writes to ECI on Modi's announcement on the achievements of Indian Scientists

[news from the cpi(m)]

March 27, 2019

 

Press Release

 

Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has
written to the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India
drawing his attention to the announcement made by Prime Minister through an
address to the nation on the achievements of Indian scientists.  We are
releasing the text of the letter for publication.

 

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

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Dear Shri Arora ji,

 

I am constrained to write to you to draw your attention to the announcement
of yet another achievement of our scientists by the Prime Minister through
an address to the nation during the course of the ongoing election campaign.


 

At the outset, the CPI(M) would like to place on record its deep sense of
appreciation that the Indian scientists have achieved another success in
developing, testing and targeting a low earth orbit satellite.  That India
had developed this capability was announced by the then Chief of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 2012. Following the
successes of India's anti-ballistic missile defence programme and the Agni
series of missiles, this capability was incorporated into the anti-satellite
weapon development programme.   We are sure that in the coming days, Indian
scientists will reach at greater heights of targeting hostile satellites in
regular space orbits as well.  These achievements fill the country with
pride.  Congratulations to our scientists. 

 

Such a mission should normally be announced to the nation and to the world
by the relevant scientific authorities like the DRDO.  Instead, the Indian
Prime Minister has taken the route of an address to the nation in making
this announcement.

 

This announcement comes in the midst of the ongoing election campaign where
the Prime Minister himself  is a candidate.  This is clearly a violation of
the Model Code of Conduct.

 

I would like to know that if the Election Commission was informed of such an
address to the nation by the Prime Minister and did the Election Commission
consider and permit such an address to the nation by the Prime Minister?

 

I am sure that the entire country would like to know the special reasons why
the Election Commission permitted the achievements of Indian scientists to
be politically coloured during the course of the general elections.

 

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

 

Sd/-

(Sitaram Yechury)

General Secretary

 

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