New Delhi: AICC Chief Mallikarjun Kharge urged PM Modi to recall orders of the involvement of senior bureaucrats in a cross-country Yatra to showcase the achievements of the Modi government.

Kharge on Sunday wrote a letter to Modi referring to an order dated October 18^th of the Department of Revenue in the Finance Ministry about the nomination of officers in the ranks of joint secretary, director and deputy secretary to be deployed as Rath Prabharis (special officers) in 765 districts in the country.

It is no coincidence that the last 9 years correspond to your tenure in office. This is of grave concern for multiple reasons accusing the BJP Government of using bureaucrats as campaigners of the party, Kharge said in his letter.

He also flagged the order as a clear violation of the Central Civil Services Conduct Rules, 1964, which direct that no government servant shall take part in any political activity. If senior officers are being deputed for marketing activity of the Government, the Governance of the country will grind to a halt for the next six months.

Kharge also referred to an order passed by the Ministry of Defence on October 9^th, directing soldiers on annual leave to spend time promoting government schemes, making them soldier-ambassadors.