Economic Times: Hyderabad: Tuesday, 05 August 2014.
The Right to
information (RTI) application with the Prime Minister's office asking if
"achhe din" have indeed arrived is just not one such frivolous
petition.
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| RTI in India is littered with such frivolous applications, which activists complain, only contribute towards weakening the transparency law. |
The short
history of RTI in India is littered with such frivolous applications, which activists
complain, only contribute towards weakening the transparency law.
Here is a
list of a few RTIs filed in past:
February
2008
UP girl asked
NHRC on why 'ladoos' sent by her to US President George W. Bush on
'Rakshabandhan' never reached him and requested the commission to take
appropriate action.
September
2010
A Delhi
resident files an application seeking details of chewing 'paan' and tobacco
habits of an MCD official. He also asked about paan ingredients.
May 2010
A resident of
Hyderabad sought details from Andhra Pradesh governor on how many times does he
visit temples in a day and also copy of the dinner menu hosted at his official
residence.
January
2010
A 47-year-old
man from Kutch, Gujarat, requested the Tamil Nadu state information commission
to provide him information on life partner for marriage from any govt
department.
April 2011
An RTI query
with the Punjab University sought price of time as per Indian scripts "the
Ramayana and Mahabharata." It also sought information on the price of
pretty, religious bride/girl as per the scriptures.
September
2012
A Delhi-based
activist after his arrest for strip-protesting at a convention where former PM
Manmohan Singh was speaking asked the Prime Minister's Office if he as a
citizen of India needs its consent on what underwear he can wear.
March 2014
A Political
activist asked Election Commission of India why elections symbol used in
electronic voting machines are black and white and not colourful.
Source:
RTI applications & media reports
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