Dear RTI_India members Have read the last few posts to this group.
Our associated group [Sackhim] is very active nowadays. THAT is the group for all "silly little frustrated RTI activists whose heads are filled with nonsense (and dreams of megabucks through RTI blackmail)". THIS group is for SERIOUS and RESPONSIBLE RTI. If you have noticed many old familiars are no longer on this group (they have been expelled). Many new faces have been granted membership in their place (ON PROBATION). Group membership has never crossed 200 and there is a backlog for entry here. The ultimate aim of this group is to be stable at 100 members (out of which 10 places are reserved for Moderators and sock-puppets, 40 for Public Servants, 10 for capitation fee cases and only 40 for citizens). So be very careful with what you post HERE (on Sackhim Anything goes and Everyone is a Moderator except me). To JOIN Sackhim: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sackhim/ Sarbajit RTI_India Group Moderator --- In [email protected], "Bimal Khemani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear friend, have a good day > U.P. the state where we live is run by all corrupt people > in ALIGARH we also asked similiar question under RTI and the authority here do not care to reply or give information. > You would be surprised that in one question the ADA stated that ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY also comes under the perview of ADA , but AMU construction many building and spend crores of rupees, but never takes any permission from the authority and pays any fees etc. which would be a huge amount. > kya aap ka dard ham se jyada hai > > > On Thu, 15 May 2008 bobby ramakant wrote : > >Kanpur land-sharks intimidating RTI > >activist by fabricating false charges > > > >[To read this posting in Hindi language, > >click here] > > > > > >Land-mafia in > >Kanpur in connivance with officials of Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) have > >slapped false fabricated charges against an Right-to-Information (RTI) campaign > >leader - Roby Sharma. > > > >Roby has been > >spearheading the RTI campaign in Kanpur since past two years now, exposing > >corruption and championing people's causes across the city. > > > >Roby had filed a RTI application seeking the > >information from the KDA and Fire Department officials on how many multi-storey > >buildings are following the fire-safety norms setup by them, and how many of > >these buildings have obtained a no-objection certificate from the fire > >department. > > > >Roby had further > >asked under the RTI Act that under which government order, are the private guest > >houses and businesses conducting commercial businesses in residential > >localities. > > > >Also in Panki > >region of Kanpur, a 'ramleela' park was allotted to build a private school. Roby > >had filed a RTI application seeking to know under which government order have > >the allotment been made. > > > >Due to the > >connivance of land-mafia with KDA officials, there are many such instances of > >illegal and unauthorized land grabbing across the city of Kanpur. > > > >KDA has not given a response to many previous RTI > >applications of Roby and the hearing of these cases are currently undergoing in > >State Information Commission (SIC) of UP. > > > >Also media has been colluding too! A leading city > >newspaper owns two major multiplexes - Rave three and Rave five - both of which > >are functioning without a no-objection certificate from Fire department. The > >bureau chief of this newspaper Sanjeev Mishra had threatened another > >acquaintance of Roby to 'stay away from Rave' related cases. The bureau chief > >also threatened the acquaintance to get Roby arrested and 'rot in jail for rest > >of his life.' > > > >When Roby Sharma > >went for a hearing in the office of KDA's Secretary Hemant Kumar Singh, another > >senior KDA official Mahaveer Singh had verbally abused him and threatened of > >dire consequences if 'Roby doesn't stop seeking information'. > > > >RTI Act is a much-heralded public interest > >constitutional policy empowering the citizens and bestowing them with their > >fundamental right to information in the democratic India. But rampant > >corruption, malpractices and nexus between the 'powerful' and mighty and > >authorities are posing a huge challenge to the committed RTI champions like Roby > >Sharma. > > > >For more > >information, please contact: > > > >MAHESH > >KUMAR > >RTI Campaign, Kanpur > >Email: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Mobile: +91 98385 46900 > > > >[To read this posting in Hindi > >language, click here] > > > >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > BIMAL KUMAR KHEMANI > Saha-Prant Sangathan Mantri, > AKHIL BHARATIYA GRAHAK PANCHAYAT BRAJ PRANT, > 2/40D, Janakpuri, Marrish Road, > ALIGARH-202001. INDIA > Phone:0571-2401557, MOB:-09359724625 > e.mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
