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Activists meet PM to protest against RTI amendments -Himanshi Dhawan

-The Times of India


NEW DELHI: With the Right to Information (RTI) act slated for consideration in the Parliament this week concerned activists including Aruna Roy met PM Manmohan Singh to press for the deeper examination of the bill.

The activists under the aegis of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) including Anjali Bharadwaj and Nikhil Dey also submitted one lakh signatures to a petition seeking deferring the amendments.

The activists have demanded that the bill which has been introduced in both houses of Parliament be referred to a select or standing committee for public consultations for a threadbare discussion. In a statement NCPRI said that the PM said he would convey this demand to his party. The PM said that the amendments are being brought in as there is unanimity across all political parties on amending the RTI law to remove political parties from the purview of the RTI act,'' the statement said.

The activists added that the impression the common man got was that political parties were united in shying away from accountability but had delayed other bills that would have made governments accountable. Among the bills that are pending before Parliament are the Whistle Blower Protection Bill, Grievance Redress Bill and the Lokpal Bill.

NCPRI said, The PM expressed support for the Whistle Blower Protection Bill and Grievance Redress Bill and said that he will convey the urgency of these legislations to the concerned Minister. The PM said that the UPA is keen to move on the Lokpal Bill.''