13 years of the RTI Act: Invite to join public meeting and protest march on the 11th of October, 2018

To celebrate 13 years of the use of the RTI Act that has empowered millions of people across the country, and to protest against on-going attempts to dilute the law, the National Campaign for Peoples’ Right to Information (NCPRI) is organizing a protest march and a public meeting on the 11th of October, 2018.



A march to protest against proposed amendments to the RTI Act will start from Mandi House, New Delhi at 11:30 am and will culminate near the Parliament (outside the Constitution Club) at 1:00 pm.



A public meeting will be organized from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Deputy Speaker Hall (Annexe), Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, to discuss the implementation of the RTI law and how it has empowered people to hold the government accountable. RTI users and activists from more than 12 states will participate in the meeting. Various challenges facing the RTI regime will be discussed, especially with respect to the functioning of information commissions. The preliminary findings of an on-going assessment by SNS and CES, of the quality of orders of the Central Information Commission, will be shared. The Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission and the Kerala State Information Commission, and information commissioners from other states have confirmed their participation.



We invite you to join us on the 11th of October.

Zindabad,

Anjali Bhardwaj, Nikhil Dey, Venkatesh Nayak, Dr. Shaikh, Rakesh Dubuddu, Pradip Pradhan, Pankti Jog

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