Thread by @thehawkeyex

Q. How much it cost to file one RTI?
A. Rs. 10.

INC handler & hyper RTI activist Saket Gokhale who admits to just 'survive' on crowdfunding, made Rs 76 Lac in a span of 17 months (avg just Rs 4.4Lac/pm)

Read on...
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In Aug-Oct19 he sought donation for filing PIL against PM, collected Rs 5.7 Lac.
In Nov'19 kicked-off another one for 'fighting against BJP/RSS', raised Rs. 22 Lac in just 11 wks. This is when anti-CAA propaganda was raging. Since the link is broken,exact amount is not known.
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Oct'20- farmer 'protest' was rising, he initiated next funding & collected whooping Rs. 48 Lac in 2 months. He claimed to move on other platform on 28Dec'20, citing "payment g/w issue", which eventually ended on 26Jan'21 (coincidently Delhi R!ots day)
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Since Dec'20 he is on Razorpay which is technically a digital payment gateway for business solutions. This appears to be an innocent move as it doesn't display payments including (if at all) overseas one & its his "battle for transparency" this time.
So 76L btwn Aug19:Dec20.
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Gokhale, an ardent RaGa follower, claims doesn't only spend on RTI but pays for cases/legal/data investigation too on his own. Also carrot his donors to expand team, create a website (in Feb20), though it seems still under const. (unless 'bhakt' Google is not hiding smthing)
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'Soft-spoken' Gokhale gets rattled when asked about RoI of the investment (or funds) he received or when questioned by own ppl on 'hidden agenda'. Hushing away INC minority SM incharge, AAP supp (& donor) Amit B or IPS Roopa are few exp. to quote.
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Anyway, it's none of anyone's business if bosses are happy & investors are getting what they want- ranting abt PM, addressing him by 1st name, sensationalism, intimidations, politicization, cool English (like F**, Sh**head etc).

Not an easy full-time job to do at Rs 4.4L pm.
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