SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARDS EVERYWHERE . THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY TALKS OF TRANSPARENCY BUT ITS DEPARTMENTS DO EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE .
Hamare Bharatvarsh ki Jai Ho The appellant will do well to address a letter to the Sports Minister , MS Gill . ------------------------------------------- tp://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SAI-employee-seeks-information-l\ ands-in-hospital/articleshow/4750669.cms NEW DELHI: A little over a month after he exercised his right to information to unearth 'wrongdoings' at his work place, a Sports Authority of India (SAI) official is left fearing for his life after an attack on him in Patiala on Monday night. > > On 26th May, SAI medical officer Sajib Nandi made 244 enquiries through an 18-page application to SAI's principal information officer, SS Chhabra, who's also the secretary of the organisation. Nandi's letter sought information on different administrative aspects of the SAI ranging from appointment of staff to existing vigilance cases against senior officials. > > "I had gone to SAI office on Monday for some work. Later in the evening while I was coming back to my residence, somebody hit me on my head with a hard object. I could not see the attacker as the area was not well lighted, though street lights were there. I lost consciousness and some colleagues took me to hospital," he told TOI on Tuesday from a hospital in Patiala, the city where he's based. > > "I have suffered cuts on my eye orbits and on the nose. I have informed the police who are investigating the matter," said Nandi, who's on leave without pay after he decided not to comply with orders and go to Bangalore on transfer. He alleged that he was transferred about four years back for raising his voice against corruption in SAI. > > Nandi said his application seeking information under the Right to Information Act could have upset some "vested interests" in the organisation. "People know little about what's going on in SAI. If the information is given, several corrupt officials could land in trouble. These people are trying to harass me." > > Nandi said authorities are yet to respond to his RTI application even after more than a month. "I sent it to the Delhi office and they sent it to different SAI centres for necessary action. But I am yet to receive any information." > > Senior SAI officials including the director general as well as Chhabra could not be reached for comments. Allegations of corruption are nothing new for SAI which gets crores of rupees from the government to spend on sports-related projects. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
