Mufti assures support to RTI activists

28/09/2012 Daily Excelsior

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 27: A delegation of Right to Information (RTI) activists and senior citizens led by Sangarsh RTI Movement met Chief Patron of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and apprised him about the recent amendments made in RTI rules by the Government.
The delegates urged the former Chief Minister to raise the genuine concern of the civil society at the appropriate forum and repeal the new RTI Rules vide GAD’s SRO number 279 Dated August 30, 2012. They informed Mufti Mohd Sayeed that amended rules have virtually eroded all the powers of the State Information Commission and it would be a great loss to the RTI applicants.
While interacting with the activists, Mufti assured full support to the thier cause and also assured that in the coming Assembly sessions his party would raise the issue and press for restoring all the powers of the anti graft institutions like State Information Commission, State Accountability Commission and State Vigilance Organization.
He further reiterated that his party never supports anti- transparency moves and it was only during his tenure that J&K became pioneer in introducing the RTI Act in year 2004.
The delegates include Balvinder Singh, convener, Sangarsh RTIM, RTI activist Raman Sharma, senior citizens, PV Rawal, Deepak Sharma, , Advocate Deewaker Sharma and Anil Saraf.

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