RTI activist Shekhar Singh being considered for CIC post
November 17th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Prominent Right to Information (RTI) activist Shekhar Singh is among
the persons being considered for the post of chief information
commissioner (CIC), government sources said here.
"Shekhar Singh is one of the prominent RTI activists and his name is
among the top two names being considered for the post," a senior
government official told IANS.
Sources said the other person being considered is a senior bureaucrat
from Madhya Pradesh and the decision to select the CIC is expected to
be taken by the end of this week.
The present CIC Wajahat Habibullah quit the post last month to head
the information commission of Jammu and Kashmir on Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah's request.
Singh is founder member of the National Campaign For People's Right To
Information (NCPRI), India, a movement working towards making
government and society more transparent and accountable.
When asked about being a contender for the CIC post, Singh said he has
not heard anything about it from the government.
"I have not heard anything about it from the government. But if any
offer like that comes my way, I will consult the other members of my
movement. I am part of this movement and can't take any decision
myself," Singh told IANS.
Singh has been campaigning for several years for the RTI act.
Singh played a very important role in the drafting of the RTI bill in
2004-2005. The Right to Information Act was passed by parliament in
2005.
Currently NCPRI, along with other activists and civil society groups,
is planning protests across the country to stop any proposed amendment
in the Act. NCPRI has been advocating for proper implementation of the
Act rather than amendments.
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