Dear Arun Am again repeating the links Suresh kindly forwarded
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article48769.ece?css=print http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Villagers-activists-up-in-\ arms-over-proposed-RTI-changes-/articleshow/5231135.cms http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Public-debate-to-precede-amendments-to\ -RTI--Chavan/542547 (you may have to join them) QUOTES: "Later, a representative delegation of 7 members, led by Aruna Roy and Shekhar Singh, went to meet the DoPT secretary Shantanu Consul to discuss the current proposal regarding the amendments. The secretary confirmed that a set of amendments are under consideration, but before they are approved, the DoPT will follow a transparent and open consultative process. All further proposals for amending the law will be put up on the DoPT website and affected parties and stakeholders will be consulted before the government considers any amendments to the law. The secretary further assured the group that the minutes of the meetings held with the information commissioners in October 2009 will also be made available on the DoPT website soon." The persons in that delegation said to have met Mr Consul that day ?? Aruna Roy, Prashant Bhushan, Shekhar Singh, Annie Raj, Lokesh Batra, Nikhil De. --- In [email protected], "Arun" <arun_agra...@...> wrote: > > > Dear Sarabjit : > > > > This is becoming curioser and curioser . > > Can you please refer me to press statements/newspaper reports of the > Group calling on the DoPT Secretary on the "Dharna" day ? Can I find > them somewhere on this group itself ? > > Dr Arun Agrawal > > > > http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article48769.ece?css=print > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Villagers-activists-up-in-\ > arms-over-proposed-RTI-changes-/articleshow/5231135.cms > > > > http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Public-debate-to-precede-amendments-to\ > -RTI--Chavan/542547 > > > > > > > > > let me know if you want more emails.. i can zip them all and send it > to you
