Times of India: Bhopal: Sunday, 03 August 2014.
"Recommendations
from Shivraj Chouhan for Padmashree awards this year is a personal
information," is how home ministry said in its bizarre reply to a query
under Right to Information Act.
In a query
under right to information Act, Neemuch-based activist Jinendra Surana asked
the office of prime minister about recommendations made by chief ministers of
Madhya Pradesh between 2003 and 2014 (Uma Bharti, Babulal Gaur and Shivraj
Singh Chouhan).
The letter
was forwarded by the office of prime minister (PMO) to the home ministry. Home
ministry in its reply dated July 4, said recommendations are only stored for
one year hence the information related to years 2003 to 2013 is not available.
"In reference
to 2014's recommendations, it is being informed that the above mentioned
recommendation letters have personal information and hence could not be
provided as per Section 8 (1) J of the RTI Act," home ministry said in the
reply.
"From
the reply of home ministry, it seems as if recommendations are for private
awards and not Padmshree, which is one of most prestigious awards," Surana
told TOI.
"I have
also appealed against the decision of public information officer with appellate
authority," Surana said.
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