Govt rendering RTI dyfunct: Ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi
13 May 2015 4:10 AM IST
Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the Centre for allegedly rendering the Right to Information (RTI) Act “dysfunctional” by taking retrogressive steps.
In an open letter written to a section of the media, Gandhi said, “the present Prime Minister has taken preemptive action by not appointing a Chief Information Commissioner at all to render it dysfunctional.”
Gandhi, a noted RTI activist from Mumbai, was appointed to the Central Information Commission in 2008 where he served till retirement in 2012, after giving numerous landmark judgements.
The former CIC also hit out at the bureaucracy saying it was “hardening” its stand and in most cases has realised that the Commissioners are “not committed” to transparency.
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