-DNA With the union cabinet approving a proposal to amend the RTI Act to keep Political Parties out of its purview, the controversy about six national Political Parties having been declared "public authorities" by the CIC has taken a rather serious turn. Political Parties, acting though Parliament, are on the verge of undoing a law that Parliament itself had given to the nation. The argument that the law should apply to...
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Food security Bill: Separating wheat from chaff -Ravish Tiwari
-The Indian Express As the Parliament session begins, it would be interesting to see how the food Bill debate pans out and what the stands parties take say about them. Both the main ideological opponents of the ruling Congress - the BJP and Left - have sounded a discordant note. However, their objections are more perfunctory in nature than anything else. The Left, which had so vehemently pushed the job scheme MNREGS as...
More »Aruna Roy to oppose RTI amendment
-The Times of India JAIPUR: Social activist Aruna Roy and Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan activist Nikhil Dey have announced a daylong protest on August 6 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the proposed amendment of RTI Act to keep Political Parties out of its ambit. Roy demanded that all Political Parties spell out their stand in public on the proposed amendment before the commencement of monsoon session on August 6. "None...
More »Accounting for accountability
-The Hindu Surely something is amiss when ideologically diverse Political Parties reach a consensus on anything in quick time. Without even waiting to legally challenge the order of the Central Information Commission bringing parties under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, the Union Cabinet has decided to amend the Act to nullify the effect of the order. Political Parties will have to accept the fact that they are...
More »Enough transparency without RTI: Govt
-The Telegraph New Delhi: When the Union cabinet yesterday decided to amend the Right to Information Act to exempt Political Parties from its ambit, it argued that citizens already have several legal avenues to find out about the donations the parties receive and details of their poll candidates. The cabinet approved the draft bill to be introduced in the coming Parliament session to amend the 2005 act, excluding Political Parties from the...
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