Swamy hails Manmohan's stand on RTI

Published - March 06, 2010 12:32 am IST - CHENNAI:

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's stand on amendments to the Right to Information Act to provide reasonable restrictions.

In a statement, Dr. Swamy said though he was a consistent votary of the RTI, the Act needed to have new safeguards to protect the nation from anti-national elements, given the current situation in the country.

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