I pray GOD to save our country from these politicians
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 Kamal Ray wrote : >sir >I know citizen of India are beng deprived of getting even democratic right to >survive . The situation of West bengal  is really egregoius , we do not how >to get rid of. But RTI 2005 is most powerfull tool wipe out mail\nly >corruption etc, we are doing some works on the field >We need cooperations of all >Dr.Kmaal Ray > >--- On Thu, 27/11/08, sroy1947 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: sroy1947 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [rti_india] Re: S O S : Taking Photographs during inspections not >allowed >To: [email protected] >Date: Thursday, 27 November, 2008, 2:51 PM > > > > > > >OK Sid, > >Now that you have established your Responsible RTI bonafides, let me >give you an example of where I think "photography" could be sought / >allowed as part of inspection. > >A few months back I visited Agra with family /kid, to show them the >monuments. It is an open secret that there is wholesale loot in the >restoration works being carried out there - even the Taj Mahal is in >danger of losing its World Heritage status due to this corruption. > >Vast areas of the monuments have been closed off to the public (areas >which I had explored as a child myself, but which are denied to mine) >to cover up the scandal which even a 5 year old can detect if allowed >inside there. Agra is possibly the only place in India where the >Municipality charges "road tax" from pedestrians to use the roads >within the Taj to fund these restorations. Its a national scandal >involving the Agra Municipality and the ASI (Central P/A). > >Inspection coupled with the right to take "certified samples" of these >works.. which THEN leads onto 7(9)being invoked and THEN suggesting >photography (advanced digital technology with appellant .. not >available to the P/A etc) as an alternative is the way to go for any >public spirited citizen interested. In sum, let them come to you >rather than the other way about. Inspection via RTI is a very precious >right,it cannot be allowed to be frittered away by jokers. > >As per OSA section 3 > >"3. Penalties for spying â > >(1) If any person for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or >interests of the Stateâ > >(a) approaches, inspects, passes over or is in the vicinity of, or >enters, any prohibited place; or > >(b) makes any sketch, plan, model, or note which is calculated to be >or might be or is intended to be, directly or indirectly, useful to an >enemy; or > >(c) obtains, collects, records or publishes or communicates to any >other person any secret official code or pass word, or any sketch, >plan, model, article or note or other document or information which is >calculated to be or might be or is intended to be, directly or >indirectly, useful to an enemy or which relates to a matter the >disclosure of which is likely to affect the sovereignty and integrity >of India, the security of the State or friendly relations with foreign >States, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may >extend, where the offence is committed in relation to any work of >defence, arsenal, naval, military or air force establishment or >station, mine, minefield, factory, dockyard, camp, ship or aircraft or >otherwise in relation to the naval, military or air force affairs of >Government or in relation to any secret official code, to fourteen >years and in other cases to three years." > >Key concept being "inspection .. useful directly or indirectly to the >enemy". > >Sarbajit > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, "Sidharth" <sidharthbbsr@ ...> wrote: > > > > > Photography is perfectly justified for "inspection" of non-documents > > > > I am relieved to here this. > > > > But "kanjoosi". Not really. It is more to do with practicality. > > Photography is a costly hobby. > > > > > depriving the state from it's "further fees" > > > > I think by alowing me to take photographs the state will rather save >money. > > > > I was not sure about "Spying" part though. I have never thought of that > > angle. > > > > Sidharth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to > http://in.movies.yahoo.com/ > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > BIMAL KUMAR KHEMANI member TRAP , TRANSPARENT REELIABLE ACCOUNTABLE PEOPLES MOVEMENT 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]
