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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Difficult to get RTI information from Gujarat: Activist

Difficult to get RTI information from Gujarat: Activist

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published Published on May 5, 2014   modified Modified on May 5, 2014
-The Times of India
 

MUMBAI: Obtaining information from Narendra Modi's Gujarat government is not just difficult but practically impossible as was found by RTI activist Anil Galgali. Galgali has been asked to travel to Gujarat and inspect the files personally for the information he had sought.

Galgali in March this year had sought information under RTI on the expenses incurred for opposing the appointment of Justice R A Mehta as the state's Lokayukta by the then governor Kamala Beniwal, details of advocates who appeared in high court and Supreme Court, their fees paid by the government. He sought case wise expense details as well as the total expense. He had also asked information on the nature of dispute with Beniwal who had appointed Justice Mehta in August 2011 which was opposed by the Modi government.

Galgali said his RTI was tossed from one department to another. Galgali said in a second letter he was informed by Vora, Public Information Officer and dy secretary, law, D A Vora

"Case wise information cannot be provided and the advocate wise information is not being denied but if I want the information I should come to Gujarat and inspect the files for the information. I had not sought inspection of the files and knowing that I am not from Gujarat, the government is resorting to such delaying tactics," he said.

The General Administration Department (GAD) sent it to the Law Department and within the Law department it was put up to the H branch and back again to GAD. Public Information Officer and dy secretary, law, D A Vora in a letter to Galgali said the fees were paid as per the Law Officer Rules 2009 and the expenses incurred are maintained by the GAD.

He added that such simple information should be put up on the Gujarat government's website and it was strange the government would want to suppress the information when Narendra Modi himself talks of a transparent government.


The Times of India, 5 May, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Difficult-to-get-RTI-information-from-Gujarat-Activist/articleshow/34650690.cms


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