-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With Parliament failing to provide a safety net, Political Parties now have to comply with the Central Information Commission (CIC) order bringing them under the Right To Information law as not doing so exposes them to the risk of legal action, including summons to party presidents. The commission on July 28 received a complaint of "non-compliance" from activist S C Agrawal who, along with Association...
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Dipa Sinha, a right to food campaigner interviewed by Elizabeth Roche
-Live Mint The right to food campaigner talks about the importance of the Bill in an interview The National Food Security Bill (NFSB) is just a signature away from becoming law after being passed by the Rajya Sabha on Monday. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 26 August and needs the President's signature to be enacted. Critics have dismissed the proposed legislation as a drain on India's resources. Dipa Sinha,...
More »10 bills passed in monsoon session of Parliament
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Unlike recent Parliament sessions when a large part of the sittings were complete washouts, the just-ended monsoon session saw passage of 10 legislations including UPA's flagship bills - food security and land acquisition. An official statement from parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath listed details of bills passed by both the Houses and legislations that were cleared separately by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Nath had said...
More »EC sets cap on poll expenses: Rs 16 lakh for each candidate -Geeta Gupta
-The Indian Express New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has fixed the upper limit for poll expenses by each candidate contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi at Rs 16 lakh. The cap on poll expenses has been increased by Rs 2 lakh from the earlier Rs 14 lakh. The Delhi Election Commission said the expenditure limit would be followed "strictly" and monitored thoroughly. Even a winning candidate would face disqualification...
More »Crashing the party
-The Indian Express Holding back the RTI amendment is not the best way to address public concerns about party finance. There has been great civil society uproar over the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which aims to extricate Political Parties from mandatory public disclosures, and nullify the Central Information Commission's recent order. While passing the amendment would have been all too easy, given the broad political consensus, a last-minute turnaround in...
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