LUCKNOW UTTAR PRADESH
Res all ,
As human being , we should respect the noble thoughts that come to us
from all directions . Generally , We always oppose everything that we
perceive as wrong but we should oppose everything that is really
wrong . We , the activists are for the society and not that the
society is for us .
One shepherd had many sheep , some good some bad . they fight but who
wins – the one which is properly fed … so has the government many acts
…………….n RTI act is one of them. If the government is not feeding the
rti sheep , it is the duty of we rti activists to feed it properly.
Rti act is sure to effect paradigm shift in society. Then the theories
of radical , incremental , instantaneous changes come to my mind. RTI
act can result in any change depending on its degree of
implementation. RTI act calls for a participatory system. Its our
collective responsibility to protect & nurture the RTI act .
Most of the time the Government think that the act is working in the
direction of weakening it though in reality the exposure of any
information can do no harm in any way to anybody. Infact RTI can be
used as a means to locate the key areas of working of the government
that needs more attention { the areas which attract most no. of rti
queries } . This way it is a tool in the hands of the government to
address the problems thus located by the rti and then gain popularity
among the masses and come to power again n again. This way rti can be
useful to the masses n the government both.
Section 4 is the soul of the rti act . if implemented in letter n
spirit , the government shall find that rti is like a mirror to them n
we all know what we do with a mirror. On the other hand if section 4 1
b is not implemented in letter n spirit the rti act will fail due to
the overload of rti applications on the already overloaded system .
The activists and the info-commissions should put pressure on
governments to implement this section . But compliance of this section
is not satisfactory despite much hyped projects of e-governance etc.
There should be special Task force for implementation of this section
of the act. In reality rti n e-governance are twins.
But since all this is not happening , RTI is standing at crossheads.
In democracy though the real power is vested with the people and they
can ask the questions like what , why …………. From the government . if
the government is on wrong footings , it shall be put to task by the
masters , the people. Now it is for the government if it wish to
interact with the masses by rift or by cooperation.
Now a days file-notings are much in news . if file notings are blocked
, the reasoning of decision making process is blocked i.e.
transparency is blocked and the act is strangled. If u r going to
block file notings why do u call it democracy , call it autocracy. In
an ideal atmosphere political leadership should tell the government
leadership to work for peoples' welfare but in reality the sycophant
govt. leadership is working for the welfare of the political
leadership n are thus killing the spirit of democracy. No elected
representative is serious about his roles and responsibilities. The
real problem is the gap between the attitude of the elected ,
expectations of the public and behavior of the bureaucrats. If
patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrels ? Perhaps we cannot
replace the word of patriotic person with that of a criminal.
SMART { simple , moral , accountable , responsive n transparent }
system is the need of the hour. Try thinking what is in it for them in
place of thinking what is in it for me , only then u can say I am a
human being. Use me n u rather than me versus u .
Removing corruption by good governance is possible if model citizens'
charters are prepared n implemented by the government. To evaluate it
social audit is of immense importance n should be done . One more
aspect needs to be addressed , there is no standardization in design
of citizens' charters n many lacks key constituents .
Do we need a third party audit of rti act 2005 ?
Do we know our collateral duties when we talk of our rights ?
To address all these n many more issues related to the Right to
Information Act 2005 we are organizing a THREE DAY { 10 , 11 & 12
APRIL 2010 , 10 AM – 5 PM } RTI DISCUSSION , WORKSHOP & AWARENESS
CAMP at my residence F – 2376 , Rajajipuram IN LUCKNOW UTTAR
PRADESH . This event is self financed by me n all participants shall
be given free literature on RTI . All are welcome to attend the camp
to ensure their contributions towards RTI.
Best Regards
--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
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rti helpline-8081898081
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