RTI Systematically Weakened as It Exposed PM’s Claims, Says Congress

20 years of RTI: Once a revolutionary mechanism of accountability, now a cautionary tale

Unravelling of the RTI is not an isolated event. Parallels can be drawn with the decay of other institutions due to executive overreach. What remains is not governance through institutions, but governance through control -- an inefficient system where loyalty replaces legality, fear stands in for accountability

Congress Credits Sonia, Manmohan for RTI, Accuses BJP of Weakening Law Through Amendments over the Years

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As the Right to Information (RTI) Act completed 20 years since its implementation on October 12, 2005, senior Congress leaders on Sunday credited former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and then former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for introducing one of India's most transformative transparency laws. India News | Congress Credits Sonia, Manmohan for RTI, Accuses BJP of Weakening Law Through Am…

RTI systematically weakened as it exposed PM’s claims, says Congress

Congress accuses Modi government of weakening RTI Act to avoid accountability, highlighting multiple instances of information suppression and intimidation.

20 years of RTI: Congress tears into Modi govt

NEW DELHI, 12 Oct: The Congress on Sunday accused the Modi government of “systematically killing” and “weakening” the Right to Information Act, which was brought by its UPA government two decades ago with an aim to bring in transparency and accountability in governance. On the 20th anniversary of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the […]

Congress Charges BJP with Undermining RTI Since 2014

The Congress party has accused the current central government of systematically weakening the Right to Information (RTI) Act since 2014, thereby damaging the nation’s transparency and democratic foundations. The party contends that amendments introduced by the BJP government have effectively placed obstacles in the path of citizens seeking information. In a press conference, State Congress President Keshav Mahto Kamlesh asserted that the RTI Act…

RTI Means ‘Right to Intimidate’ for Modi Govt, CIC Made Toothless Body: Congress  - Clarion India

The BJP government is systematically killing the revolutionary act, says senior party leader Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI — The Congress on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the centre of systematically killing the Right to Information Act and turning the Central Information Commission into a toothless organisation. “For the BJP, the RTI means Right to Intimidate”, remarked party general secretary in charge of communications, Jai…