Tuesday, July 24, 2018

RTI activists take to the streets

The Hindu: VISAKHAPATNAM: Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
They oppose amendement to Act
Representatives of the United Forum for Right to Information and RTI activists staged a demonstration against the proposed amendments to RTI Act here on Monday.
They threatened to intensify agitation if the Union government failed to withdraw the proposed amendments. Chakradhar Buddha of the United Forum for RTI, said the NDA government wanted to exercise control over salary and tenure of the information commissioners, prompting them to become mere puppets in the hands of the government. Coordinator of the Public Forum K. Venkataramana and others took part in the protest.