RTI activists' campaign against amendments in RTI Act

RTI activists' campaign against amendments in RTI Act

http://www.merinews.com/article/rti-activists-campaign-against-amendments-in-rti-act/15837848.shtml

The government of India has drafted new rules for the RTI Act and
social activists in UP are up in protest against these changes and
have launched a drive to attain maximum feedback/comments against the
amendments.

CJ: urvashi sharma Thu, Dec 16, 2010 10:30:54 IST

POST THE announcement doing rounds that the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)
of Government of India has drafted amendments to the Right to
Information Rules, 2010, RTI activists' group Yaishwaryaj has started
a campaign to motivate masses of Uttar Pradesh and all over the nation
to send their comments/objections to government against any amendments
in the RTI rules. The Government of India has invited feedback and
comments on the proposed new rules through e-mail by 27th December,
2010.

As in this country the awareness level is quite low, social activists
have started this drive to make sure as many comments reach the
authorities as possible. Lucknow-based social action group Yaishwaryaj
has started this drive and is bent on getting the maximum number of
comments back to government in objection to changes or amendments in
certain sections in particular in the present RTI rules.

"Two of our group members shall cover Lucknow , Kanpur , Etawah ,
Shikohabad , Firozabad , Agra , Etah , Budaun , Bareilly ,
Shahjahanpur and Hardoi districts between December 17 to 24 and try
their level best so that maximum people send reasonable comments to
the Government of India to oppose the RTI amendments . Anybody who
wishes to join the campaign can call group's helpline numbers," said
Prabhuta, one of the founder members of the group.

--
Urvashi Sharma

RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com

Mobile Rti Helpline
8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. )