The controversial decision to nominate persons with political/bureaucratic affiliation as Information Commissioners continues to incur the wrath of RTI activists in Guntur district.
T.V. Bhaskar, director of Society for Integrated and Rural Inspirity and an RTI activist, in a press release hereon Friday slammed the State government for nominating the persons with political affiliation as RTI Commissioners.
Mr. Bhaskar observed that the decision was in contravention of RTI Act Section 15 (6) which has clearly stated that no persons with caste/political affiliation and those with conflict of interest should be appointed as RTI Commissioners.
Calling the appointments as arbitrary, Mr. Bhaskar said that he faxed his objections to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
Moreover, the persons nominated as RTI Commissioner have no working knowledge of the RTI Act, he opined and demanded that the appointment should be quashed immediately.
