32 babus, RTI activists angling for CIC post
Dipak Kumar Dash, TNN, Aug 30, 2010, 04.57am IST
NEW DELHI: From retired and serving babus to journalists to even RTI
activists and academicians, everyone seems to be angling for the posts
of chief information commissioner (CIC) and information commissioners
(ICs). In a delicious irony, all the names have come out in an RTI
reply.
Replying to an RTI plea filed by Mannish Bhatnagar, the department of
personnel and training said 32 names were received for the posts of
CIC and ICs since October 2009. While most of these were applications
from those interested, there were recommendations from the PMO, a
governor, and Cabinet and junior ministers. Half of them have applied
for the post of CIC.
While the Tamil Nadu governor recommended Tajinder Singh Bedi, a
bureaucrat, for the CIC's post, the PMO recommended one Ravi Sawney
for this post. The name of a journalist was recommended by the
minister of parliamentary affairs and water resources and the Patna
MLA Dr Ashok Kumar.
Besides bureaucrats and social workers, entrepreneurs have also
applied for this post. Former cop Kiran Bedi's name was recommended by
Faridabad Congress Committee and Rashtrawadi Ulema-e-Hind.
Some of the bureaucrats who have applied for the IC's post include A K
Jain, Nripendra Misra, Sachi Chaudhuri, A K Banerjee and S P Gaur. MoS
for rural development has recommended the name of Deepankar
Mukhopadhyay. Two prominent RTI activists Subhash Chandra Agrawal and
Krishnaraj Rao also figure in the list.
A three-member committee comprising the Prime Minister, leader of
opposition and a central minister nominated by PM will select the CIC
and ICs. While the CIC's post has to be filled by September-end, one
post of IC is vacant and two members are about to retire.
--
Urvashi Sharma
RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com
Mobile Rti Helpline
8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. )
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