Harsha Kakar A collection of retired bureaucrats, claiming to have no political affiliation, have written to the Prime Minister on the centre’s poor handling of COVID. At first glance, it appears that the bureaucracy, which failed in correctly advising the polity in every adverse situation that the nation has faced, sought to shift the blame on the polity, which,as per protocol,are guided by their advice.To safeguard bureaucratic failures and their rapid withdrawal from the COVID battlefield, serving bureaucrats employed the … Continue reading Throwing the blame on the polity