Ranchi, October 12 (IANS). The president of the Jharkhand Congress, Keshav Mahato Kamlesh, has seriously accused the BJP government of weakening the transparency of democracy. He said that the Law on Information Act (RTI) has been in the country since 2014, which has caused a direct attack on the liability and transparency of the management system. At the press conference held at the Bhawan congress, Kamlesh said the right to historical Information Act led by Dr. Manmohan Singh led to the UPA government and Sonia Gandhi, so that ordinary citizens can access the available information in government institutions and the management system. He said that the amendment made by the central government in 2019 had seriously weakened this freedom. Earlier, the term of the Information Commissioner was determined at five years and his conditions of employment were safe, but after the amendment, the right to decide that these conditions were given to the central government was given, thereby increasing the influence of the executive. Kamlesh further said that the Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), which was approved in 2023, also limited the right to information. Now personal information cannot be disclosed in the public interest, due to the information related to the use of public money or public duties can be hidden. Earlier, through these provisions, irregularities such as MPLD fund, MNRega beneficiaries and political financing were exposed. The President of Congress said that from 11 sanctioned posts in the Central Information Commission only two commissioners work, while approximately 23,000 cases are pending until November 2024. No response was given to information sought by RTI about the expenses made to the Premier during the Covid period and the use of the PM Care Fund. Even the information regarding the election effects was not made public, which should later be revealed by the command of the Supreme Court. –Is Ash/DKP Share This Story Tags
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