India: Government Continues to Suppress Citizens’ Right to Information Ahead of Election

An anti-corruption protest by members of the Indian National Congress Party in October 2018. Jagadeesh Nv/ EPA

Besides denying information, the BJP government has also proposed amendments to the RTI law to control salaries and tenures of information commissioners.

Ex-Information Commissioner Writes to President, Says Modi Govt Intimidating CIC by ‘Slapping Writ Petitions’

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“It appears to me as writing on wall- ‘Mr Commissioner, don’t order for disclosure of information,” Sridhar Acharyulu wrote in his letter.

PMO Creating ‘Procedural Tangles’ to ‘Delay and Deny’ Information on Rajan’s list of Defaulters: CIC

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

In its latest order, it pulled up the PMO for ignoring its earlier directive to make public Rajan’s letter on “grounds which are not legal, which is unfortunate”.

CIC Slams PMO, Finance Ministry and RBI; Demands Rajan’s List of High-Profile Defaulters be Made Public

(L-R) Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, PM Modi, Finance minister Arun Jaitley and RBI Governor Urjit Patel

“..discontinue the non-disclosure policy which will seriously harm the economy of the nation,” Acharyulu said.

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