MPs' criminal records lost in inter-departmental volleyRTI travels
from Lok Sabha secretariat to MHA to CBI
GN Bureau | October 15 2010
An RTI query on the criminal antecedents of members of parliament (Lok
Sabha) has been doing the rounds of various government departments.
On a September 9, Lucknow resident Urvashi Sharma filed an RTI
application with the Lok Sabha secretariat. The applicant demanded the
list of Lok Sabha members against whom criminal cases were pending
during their parliament tenure ; details of such criminal cases and
the final outcome of the cases.
The Lok Sabha secretariat forwarded the application to the ministry of
home affairs (MHA) which further forwarded it to two departments- CBI
and the legal cell of MHA.
"It is simply shocking that both the Lok Sabha secretariat and the MHA
has no information on criminal antecedents of MPs. How do we expect a
clean parliament in India?" says Sharma.
http://governancenow.com/gov-next/rti/mps-criminal-records-lost-inter-departmental-volley
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Urvashi Sharma
RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com
Mobile Rti Helpline
8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. )
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