'RTI played major role in forming Cong govts in Delhi'
Express News Service
Tags : rti, congress
Posted: Monday , Nov 23, 2009 at 0617 hrs
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Effective implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act has
played an important role in helping the Congress, led by Sheila
Dikshit, to form government for three consecutive terms in New Delhi,
feels Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Central Information Commissioner.
In fact, it had also helped late Y S R Reddy to regain power in Andhra
Pradesh, Habibullah claimed, stressing that RTI doesn't only empower
common people but governments too. He was addressing around 200 RTI
activists from Uttar Pradesh during a two-day workshop-cum-seminar on
People's Right to Information on Sunday.
"While through RTI, as aam admi gets to know what elected
representatives are doing for their welfare during their five-year
term, MPs and MLAs can also come clean and win over voters by ensuring
transparency," said Habibullah, who is waiting to be relieved of his
responsibilities in New Delhi and head the J&K information panel.
Urging governments to ensure implementation of Section 4(1)B of the
RTI Act (make transparent the functioning of government
organisations), Habibullah said the House will itself get into order
once the process of putting data on the website of every department
begins.
Prominent RTI activist Shekhar Singh, whose name is also in
consideration for the post of CIC, spoke about safeguarding RTI and
described how the law was drafted to catch corrupt officials in
government departments.
Founder member of the National Campaign for People's Right to
Information (NCPRI), Singh also presented the findings of a recent
nationwide survey conducted by his group.
The survey tested the knowledge over 35,000 citizens across 10 states
regarding RTI. Unfortunately, Uttar Pradesh did not figure in the
survey as the State Information Commission could not supply them with
the required records.
The experts also expressed dismay over the proposed amendments to the
RTI Act that include the introduction of an exemption for so-called
"vexatious and frivolous" applications. A silent march to the Vidhan
Sabha demanding that the government does not bring about any
amendments into the Act, concluded the two-day workshop.
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