Concrete steps urgently needed to ensure citizens get information under RTI,and save RTI act as many RTI activists/supporters are of the strong opinion that SIC's/CIC's are going soft of PIO's. No penalties imposed, I strong believe that some of these SIC's/CIC's are corrupt, today more and more PIO's refuse to give information or give vague information, for the know too well that nothing will happen to them, this trend need to be arrested, My Guru who I adored stated at every RTI seminar he had "THAT THE TOOTH OF THE RTI ACT IS THE PENALITY clause OF RS 250 PER DAY" today this Guru of mine becoming a CIC and goes on to say "Penalties are the tooth of the act but you cannot go on biting every one, Why not, if guilty every PIO should be penalised why only certain PIO's. ( The RTI act is clear ) If one applies their mind they will get the answer. SIC, s/CIC ,are sabotaging the RTI act, (discretion powers) RTI is becoming a toothless tiger. Even if penalties are imposed PIO do not comply, complains to SIC/CIC fall on deaf ears , wake up dear citizens and help prop up the RTI act (Jo dara tho mara )
Leslie Almeida
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