Civil society organisations, citizen groups, resident welfare associations, social activists and RTI activists under the banner of the Milita Kriyanusthan Commttee, Soochana Adhikar Milita Mancha will stage protest against the amendment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act on July 22 at Brahmapur.
Notably, the Union Government has brought proposed amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the concerned Bill will be presented in the Parliament for discussion and approval.
“We strongly urge the Central Government to ensure that the RTI Act, 2005 is not diluted in any manner. The text of the proposed RTI Amendment Bill must be immediately put in the public domain for wide discussion and public debate before being discussed in the Parliament.
A proper participatory consultative process must be adopted to invite public comments and suggestions on the proposed legislation,” said a release of the united forum.
The Government has not yet implemented Whistle-blowers’ Protection Act, a law enacted by the Parliament to provide protection to the whistle-blowers exposing corruption and wrongdoings in the administration.
Within 14 years of implementation of RTI Act, 81 RTI activists have been murdered and more than 300 brutally attacked and physically assaulted, they alleged.