Times of India: Ahmedabad: Monday, March 24, 2025.
Congress on Sunday told the Modi govt that a provision in the Data Protection Act, 2023, which amends the RTI Act, destroys the equal right to information that citizens have with legislators.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote to Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that section 44(3) of the Data Protection Act abridges the provision laid down in Section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act, 2005.
He said replacement of the provision in the RTI Act by the provision made in Data Protection Act "totally eliminates" the equal right to information that citizens have with the legislators. He said the existing Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act has enough guardrails to protect unwarranted invasion of privacy. In the interests of transparency and accountability, Ramesh urged the minister to "pause, review and repeal" Section 44(3) of the Data Protection Act "which destroys the RTI Act, 2005".
Congress on Sunday told the Modi govt that a provision in the Data Protection Act, 2023, which amends the RTI Act, destroys the equal right to information that citizens have with legislators.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote to Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that section 44(3) of the Data Protection Act abridges the provision laid down in Section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act, 2005.
He said replacement of the provision in the RTI Act by the provision made in Data Protection Act "totally eliminates" the equal right to information that citizens have with the legislators. He said the existing Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act has enough guardrails to protect unwarranted invasion of privacy. In the interests of transparency and accountability, Ramesh urged the minister to "pause, review and repeal" Section 44(3) of the Data Protection Act "which destroys the RTI Act, 2005".
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