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1. Electoral Bonds fail the basic test of transparency. 6000 crore given to political parties thru bonds, but Indian voters do not know source of funds. Info obtained under RTI Act shows BJP govt ignored objections against bonds. I share files in this thread- #ScrapElectoralBonds
2. Several laws were amended to allow Govt to bring Electoral Bonds. Changes were made to RBI Act, Representation of People Act, Companies Act & Income Tax Act. RBI had raised serious concerns about changes being made to the RBI Act in letter dated 30/1/2017 #ScrapElectoralBonds 
3. Govt rejected objections of RBI on electoral bonds claiming, among other things, that these came late “at a time when Finance Bill is already printed” though RBI replied within 2 days! Noting signed by then FM. Why did govt seek comments if bill was final? #ScrapElectoralBonds
RTI Amendment Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. It shall weaken the Right to Know, because the Information Commissioners shall lose their autonomy and shall be at the beck & call of the Central Govt
As citizens, we should be outraged because this is an assault on our Rights
As citizens, we should be outraged because this is an assault on our Rights
I am not saying that Govt’s haven’t mooted the idea of diluting the RTI Act in the past. There have been call by parties in power and bureaucrats to rethink the RTI, so as to suit their own interests. But people have resisted it. What disturbs is that there was no resistance.
Civil Society & Activists did protest and the opposition did its part in Parliament. But the latter’s role was limited only to a Parliamentary intervention. This needs to change. RTI has revolutionised India and made our processes more transparent and it needs to be protected.
Govt of India tabled the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha on Friday. It is listed for debate and passage on Monday i.e 22nd July.
If passed it alters the basic structure of the #RTI Act- a fundamental right available to citizens. #SaveRTI
If passed it alters the basic structure of the #RTI Act- a fundamental right available to citizens. #SaveRTI
National Campaign for People’s Right to Information- an umbrella body of transparency activists across India released a statement defining the problems with the Bill.
We summarise the statement in following tweets.
Text of Bill: http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/181_2019_LS_Eng.pdf
Text of Bill: http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/181_2019_LS_Eng.pdf
Report card of information commissions in India finds almost 2 lakh appeals/complaints pending in 23 commissions. Right to information regime buckling under huge backlogs. 1/n #SaveRTI
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West Bengal Information Commission will take an estimated 43 years to dispose a fresh RTI appeal/complaint filed before it regarding violation of the RTI Act. Justice delayed is justice denied. 2/n #SaveRTI
No information commissioner in Andhra Pradesh for the last 10 months. Where do people go if their right to information is violated? 3/n #SaveRTI
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