Gandhi 'Father of Nation': Kid wants to see order
Lucknow: A query posted by a 10-year-old girl under the Right to
Information Act (RTI) regarding father of nation status to Mahatma
Gandhi has raised a piquant situation before the government.
In February this year, Aishwarya Parashar, a class sixth student, sent
an RTI application to the central public information officer of Prime
Minister's Office seeking a photocopy of the order through which
Mahatma Gandhi was declared as father of the nation.
From the PMO, the application was forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The MHA, however, stating that it does not comes under its purview
forwarded the application to the National Archives of India.
The NAI in its reply sent to Aishwarya has said that no specific
documents on the information sought were available.
"As per the search among the public records in the NAI there is no
specific documents on the information being sought by you," assistant
director of archives Jayaprabha Ravindran said in a letter sent to the
girl.
The AD said that NAI has a large number of public records related to
Mahatma Gandhi.
"As per the guidelines laid down by the DOPT the duty of the CPIO is
only to make available the records for consultation and not undertake
any research on behalf of the application," Ravichandran said.
"You are therefore most welcome to visit the department to undertake a
detailed search among the public records and library material for the
desired information," he added.
PTI
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