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BJP reverses stand on bringing  parties under RTI -Anuja and Liz Mathew

-Live Mint

BJP says bringing parties under RTI Act would hamper smooth functioning of parties, information could be misused by opponents

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Thursday said bringing political parties under the Right to Information (RTI) Act would hamper the smooth functioning of parties and the information could be misused by opponents, in a departure from BJP's earlier stance.

The ruling party's U-turn, after initially supporting bringing political parties under the purview of the RTI, may draw the ire of activists who have been advocating greater transparency in the political system.

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