DNA: Mumbai: Saturday, December 02, 2017.
RTI activists
on Friday slammed minister of state for agriculture, Sadabhau Khot for his
comments on RTI applicants and usage of RTI. Khot is reported to have said that
some applicants regularly file RTI applications and misuse it. He asked
authorities to take action against such by filing cases against them.
"What he
has said is not justified and rubbish. There are forums that can take action
and if they have proof, they should take action against people who are misusing
RTI," said Bhaskar Prabhu, who runs Mahiti Adhikar Manch, an NGO that
promotes and propagates usage of RTI.
Echoing his
views, Vijay Kumbhar, another RTI activist said, "Such a comment coming
from a minister is not justified. Why should there be a need to say such a
thing when they can just act and be done with it? If there are people misusing
the Act, a case should be filed and has been filed in the past. His comments
seem unnecessary. Coming from a minister, it can wrongly influence the thought
of officials," said Kumbhar.
Anil Galgali,
another activist said, "They are defaming RTI movement with this. In last
12 years they have been talking like that. If there are misuse, they can be
done filing a case instead of talking about it.
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