Activists to launch Save RTI campaign

NEW DELHI: Not happy with the working of various information
commissions in the country three years after the implementation of the
Right To Information act, RTI activists have now decided to launch a
'Save RTI' campaign.

"There are increasing pendency of cases in the Information
Commissions. The condition has become so bad that if you file an RTI
today chances are that it will come to hearing two years later. We
feel that the information which is not provided on time has no
meaning," Magsaysay award winner leading RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal
told the media.

Kejriwal alleged that the attitude of the people, who are supposed to
solve the problems, is not encouraging for the RTI Act. A meeting of
leading RTI activists was held in the capital recently where more than
150 activists from 21 states participated, said Kejriwal, adding that
they are planning to take their 'Save RTI' campaign to the public
directly.

"We will focus on collecting data regarding the grievances of the
people and will do a public audit of all the judgements of the
information commissions during the month of October this year and
later do a public hearing of them as well," he said.

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Economic Times, 30 Jul, 2008, 1849 hrs IST, PTI