[HumJanenge] The People's fight against the pliable Attorney General - Ghulam Vahanvati

To:
1) HumJanenge/GoogleGroups
2) RTI_India
3) RTIINDIA.ORG
4) RTIACT2005/GoogleGroups

Dear Group / Forum Members

All of us are stakeholders in the RTI process, either as clients or servers.

Today I ("stoy1947") and Mr C.J.Karira ("rtiwanted") inspected the files at DoPT pertaining to exemption of CBI and 2 other Intelligence Agencies from RTI Act. What we read SHOCKED us. We have already placed the AG's legal opinion in public domain in public interest.

1) Contrary to the belief that it was the "babus" of DoPT who wanted the CBI out of the RTI net, we found that the Babudom has consistently opposed this demand to the extent of recording that the CBI could not strictly be considered to be either an "intelligence" or "security" organisation established by Central Govt to fall within section 24. This was endorsed by the opinion of the Ld. Solictor General Mr Gopal Subramaniam on this point (and others).

2) Till as late as 2 months ago, the CBI itself did not seriously press for exemption under the RTI Act. So the question is what changed ? Could it be a string of recent legally bankrupt decisions against CBI by India's first "private sector" Information Commissioner, who is also considered in certain circles to be a fixer par excellence. Is it a coincidence that almost all these cases have a very strong Mumbai connection with the information sought concerning corruption worth thousands of crores of rupees or involves a usual group of NGO RTI activists this IC was in bed with earlier.

3) Is it a coincidence that the Ld AG (who is also from Mumbai) overturned the deeply reasoned opinion of the nations next most senior (and highly respected) Law Officer and gave a patently political, expedient and legally bizarre opinion to somehow get the CBI out of the RTI net till such time as these NGO 'haraamis" can get the CBI amalgamated into the Lokpal apparatus.

4)  On behalf of the members of this group, I feel we must say that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. It is now time for a CITIZENS WAR against lackeys like Mr Vahanvati. I say that we should fight such toadies on their own home turf (the Supreme Court) so that he can explain the GLARING INCONISTENCIES and the INCONVENIENT FACTS ON FILE WHICH HE EVADED OR GLOSSED OVER IN HIS BLINKERED AND SELF-SERVING OPINION..

5) It is bizarre that a primarily CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE agency like the CBI which inquires AFTER THE FACT can be equated with organistions like the RAW or the IB or the NatGrid which gather and analyse INTELLIGENCE BEFORE THE FACT.

6) The moderators of the above mentioned groups / forum have decided to seek the views of our members - RUNNING INTO ALMOST 3 LAKH REGISTERED STAKEHOLDERS on wheter THIS kind of corruption must we tolerated. We don't want your mere  moral support,, We need your sweat, toil, tears etc. We need active participants in this WAR against HIGH-LEVEL bootlickers and collaborators.

SO please email me OFFLIST at "sroy1947@gmail.com". We really want to know what you think and if you are prepared to help us.

Sarbajit