Activists to boycott RTI session where PM is speaker
October 15, 2015 14:02
Angry RTI activists say they will boycott the Central Information Commission convention where PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the opening session.
The move comes after the Modi government has invited just seven RTI activists for the annual two-day event beginning October 16.
The activists invited include Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Shekhar Singh, Amrita Johri, Anjali Bharadwaj, Venkatesh Nayak and Lokesh Batra.
The RTI convention was earlier not on PM Modi's agenda as he was to travel to Bihar to campaign for state polls that began on Monday. The annual event traditionally opens with an address by the President or Prime Minister. This year, the function was postponed from Monday - October 12 is when the RTI Act came into effect - to Friday, reportedly to suit the prime minister's schedule.
The move comes after the Modi government has invited just seven RTI activists for the annual two-day event beginning October 16.
The activists invited include Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Shekhar Singh, Amrita Johri, Anjali Bharadwaj, Venkatesh Nayak and Lokesh Batra.
The RTI convention was earlier not on PM Modi's agenda as he was to travel to Bihar to campaign for state polls that began on Monday. The annual event traditionally opens with an address by the President or Prime Minister. This year, the function was postponed from Monday - October 12 is when the RTI Act came into effect - to Friday, reportedly to suit the prime minister's schedule.
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