[Assam] Tranperancy?

[mc mahant]

<If India has to be taken seriously--->
  You said it all , Ram.
Nobody did in the past.
Now-and Future-- enjoy your "We the People....... Constitution   by 'Our founding Fathers'
 
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> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:55:18 -0600> From: assamrs at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] Tranperancy?> > This from the TOI, and it is just the thing C'da might like - I can> visualize him licking his chops ! :) :).> > But seriously, however much one can try to prop up India, it is downright> shameful that this PMO is trying to protect corrupt montries everywhere.> > One of the reader comments was to do away with RTI altogether, as it> basically protects all the corrupt people in the country. It has no teeth.> > If India has to be taken seriously, there must be transperancy.> > Reader comments are interesting too.> > It is a darn shame.> > --Ram> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Assets_of_ministers_kin_out_of_RTI_ambit_PMO/articleshow/4060646.cms> > NEW DELHI: At a time when pressure is mounting on the judiciary to disclose> its assets, the executive wing of the government has come into the> limelight for its attitude towards transparency.> In a decision that could have a far-reaching impact on administrative> accountability, the PMO, widely seen as leading the government towards> transparency has decided to withhold information related to assets of> ministers and their relatives.> Responding to a query by applicant Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the PMO termed> the information as exempt under clauses 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) which relate to> immunity granted to "documents fiduciary relationship" and "Cabinet> documents" under the RTI Act.> Agrawal has now filed an appeal with the Central Information Commission.> Significantly, the PMO had initially agreed to part with the information.> But in a curious U-turn on December 17, 2008, the PMO held that details> sought by the applicant were exempt from disclosure. The `no' was repeated> on January 27, 2009, when Agrawal persisted with his effort.> It was last year that Agrawal had filed the RTI application seeking details> of assets of Union ministers and their relatives for the last two years from> cabinet secretariat. The letter was forwarded to Prime Minister's Office for> necessary action.> In his appeal, Agrawal points to the PMO's reversal of stance. "The PMO was> ready to divulge the information but there has been a change in decision,"> Agrawal said.> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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