SOCIAL activist to oppose RTI amendment

Delhi, August 4, 2013: The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan activist Nikhil Dey and Social activist Aruna Roy, have decided to register their protest on August 6 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the proposed amendment of the RTI Act to keep political parties out of its ambit.

They have demanded that all parties spell out their stand in public on the proposed amendment before the commencement of monsoon session on August 6. It is most surprising that none of the political parties have showed interest or hinted at a public discussion on this move. Neither have they officially announced in public their move to bring an amendment.

It is not understood as to why the political parties have apprehensions in disclosing their wealth and financial transactions to the Election Commission and IT Department, over bringing them under RTI when they country needs transparency which only strengthen people’s faith in governance and they too talk about the same.