Political parties collect not only donations from people but also funds from companies and business houses. Hence the public has the right to know the source of their funds and other matters through the Right to Information Act (“Govt. moves to keep parties outside RTI,” Aug. 2). It also has the right to seek information on internal deliberations of parties on policy matters, organisational decisions and selection of candidates to field in the elections. The government’s move to amend the RTI Act — to nullify the Central Information Commission’s order bringing six national parties under its ambit — is unfortunate.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:22:24 +0000
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