Dear R.A, Unfortunately Krishna Rao has been unable to adjust to RTI_India's utterly transparent posting policies. However, on Hum Janenge he has made an impassioned statement against Shekhar's Singh's candidature in this opaque manner.
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/HumJanenge/message/25976 Reading between the lines it is clear he feels betrayed and used. He is yet to learn (being only 1 year old in social service and RTI) that he is not yet Prakash Kardaley and to work with those 'haraamis' you have to first sell your soul to India's enemies. I agree with you, what with Prashant Bhushan appearing for Rao and the other 5 today and knowing that the wife of Justice S Muraldidhar is very well known in environmental mafia circles (where Shekhar Singh is a leading light), that we live in interesting times. Sarbajit --- In [email protected], rti advice <rtiadv...@...> wrote: > > Dear Sarbajit > > The W.P. of Krisha Rao comes up before High Court today. The petition > is so badly drafted (deliberately so in my view) that the bench is > likely to find a)there is no need to advertise posts of C.I.C b) that > the 3 member committee can choose whoever they want. > > This then leaves the field wide open for Shekhar Singh to bag the > prize, Isn't is wonderful to know that India is now integrated into > the world economy where the USA can openly finance candidates to > purchase their way into high Govt office via their INT fronts like > google.org > > Long live the banana republik of India > > --- In [email protected], "sroy1947" <sroy1947@> wrote: > > > > http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/rti-activist-shekhar-singh-being-considered-for-cic-post_100276155.html > > > > RTI_India leaked this story first and it was picked up by IANS from here. > > We really must boot journos off the group. > > > > <Snip> > > "New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prominent Right to Information (RTI) activist > > Shekhar Singh is among the persons being considered for the post of chief > > information commissioner (CIC), government sources said here. > > "Shekhar Singh is one of the prominent RTI activists and his name is among > > the top two names being considered for the post," a senior government > > official told IANS. > > > > Sources said the other person being considered is a senior bureaucrat from > > Madhya Pradesh and the decision to select the CIC is expected to be taken > > by the end of this week. > > > > The present CIC Wajahat Habibullah quit the post last month to head the > > information commission of Jammu and Kashmir on Chief Minister Omar > > Abdullah's request. > > > > Singh is founder member of the National Campaign For People's Right To > > Information (NCPRI), India, a movement working towards making government > > and society more transparent and accountable. > > > > When asked about being a contender for the CIC post, Singh said he has not > > heard anything about it from the government. > > > > "I have not heard anything about it from the government. But if any offer > > like that comes my way, I will consult the other members of my movement. I > > am part of this movement and can't take any decision myself," Singh told > > IANS. > > > > Singh has been campaigning for several years for the RTI act. > > > > Singh played a very important role in the drafting of the RTI bill in > > 2004-2005. The Right to Information Act was passed by parliament in 2005. > > > > Currently NCPRI, along with other activists and civil society groups, is > > planning protests across the country to stop any proposed amendment in the > > Act. NCPRI has been advocating for proper implementation of the Act rather > > than amendments." > > >
