அரசியல் கட்சிகளுக்கு விலக்களிக்க தகவல் சட்ட திருத்த மசோதா
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013
- The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced in
the Lok Sabha on August 12, 2013. The Bill amends the Right to
Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
- In June 2013, the Central Information Commission held six political
parties to be public authorities under the RTI Act and hence subject to
the transparency and information requirements under the Act.
- The amendment Bill removes political parties from the ambit of the
definition of public authorities and hence from the purview of the RTI
Act.
- The amendment will apply retrospectively, with effect from June 3, 2013.
- The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill states that there are already provisions in the Representation of People Act, 1951 as well as in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which deal with transparency in the financial aspects of political parties and their candidates. It also adds that declaring a political party as public authority under the RTI Act would hamper its internal functioning and political rivals could misuse the provisions of the RTI Act, thus affecting the functioning of political parties.
இந்த மசோதா பாராளுமன்றக் கூட்டத்தொடரில் 12-8-13 1அன்று தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டு விவாதம் எதுவும் நடைபெறாமலேயே நிலைக்குழுவின் பரிந்துரைக்கு 5-9-13 அன்று அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது . இந்த திருத்த சட்டம் குறித்து மக்கள் 5-10-13 ஆம் தேதி வரை கருத்துக்களை தெரிவிக்குமாறு நிலைக்குழு கேட்டுக்கொண்டுள்ளது ஆகவே தாங்கள் தங்களது கருத்துக்களை உடனடியாக அனுப்பிட இந்தியன் குரல் கேட்டுக் கொள்கின்றது.
1. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Invites Suggestions on The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Last Date: 5 October 2013
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013, as introduced in the Lok Sabha on 12 August, 2013 and pending therein, has been referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by Shri Shantaram Naik, M.P., Rajya Sabha for examination and report thereon within a period of three months. The Bill intends to amend the Act to keep the political parties out of the purview of the RTI Act, with a view to remove the adverse effects of the decision of the Central Information Commission dated 03.06.2013 which has held that political parties are public authorities under section 2 (h) of the said Act.
Those desirous of submitting memoranda to the Committee may send two copies thereof, either in English or Hindi, to Shri Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Joint Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, 222, Second Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi - 110001 [Tel: 23035365 (O), Fax: 23016784, E-mail: rs-cpers@sansad.nic.in within 15 days of publication of the advertisement.
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Bill Text
From
M. SIVARAJ., 71,
Founder
member
VOICE OF INDIAN ,
No. 12, Arumugam Street,
Vasanthapurakm,
VELLORE 632
001
TAMIL NADU
To Sri Shantaram Naik., MP
TheChairperson,
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice ,
Rajya Sabha Secretariat,
# 22 2, 2nd Floor,
Parliament House Annex;
New Delhi - 110001
Respected sir,
Sub: SUBMISSION TO REJECT THE RTI AMENDMENT BILL 2013 & TO RELEASE OUR NATION FROM POLITICAL PARTIES’ DICTATORSHIP –
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“ Public Service is a public trust requiring in public mentor place Nation first and above personal gain.” (Dr. Rajendra Prasad speaking at the constituent Assembly session after the constitution was drafted in 1949)
We the
VOICE OF INDIAN , bearing in mind the above prophetic words , place hereunder
our views on the proposed RTI amendment bill 2013
At the outset
we would like to caution the Central and all the State Governments
through this Standing committee that excluding
political parties form the ambit of the RTI would encourage
innumerable Non Governmental Organizations, Clubs ,
Associations, institutions, Boards, entertainment organizations etc. , which are
there to mint money by corrupt means and don’t want to disclose their
real identity , receipt and charges , their functions
etc., to declare their respective
institutions/ organization as Political Party, to get registration
from the State / Central Election commissions and for name sake field
candidates in the Elections.
These are all just because of the WIDE
UNLAWFUL benefits viz. that they
would be kept beyond the limits of questioning by the people under RTI Act.,
Secondly, we do submit that the people of India almost lost hope with the political
parties and rather scare about them because of their corrupt and atrocious activities
. Infact in each and every major riot , corruption, scam ,
breach of law and orders , gambling , gang rape , massacre etc., unfortunately
visibly are invisibly undisciplined politicians’ hands are there.
In this pathetic situation , if the political parties are totally
kept beyond the limitation of questioning their activities
and money transactions etc., by the people under the RTI Act., would add fuel to fire .
People would become vexed on our parliamentary system of
Democracy and choose some other path to achieve their legitimate
needs.
Thirdly , we have carefully read the minds of those six
political parties which recorded their views in this connection through
several medias. According to our understanding from such interviews the Political parties come out mainly
with the following contentions for excluding them from the ambit of
RTI Act.,
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Contention No.1: The
Political parties receive funds from Un-known sources /sources not to be
disclosed.
If they
disclose the name and address of the donors , it would cause several
damages to the donors and that
they would stop their donations.
Contention No.2:
Political parties are already submitting their Audited Accounts to the
Election Commission as well as to the Income Tax Department and thus no need to
disclose it again and again to the people under RTI Act.,
Contention
No.3: Political parties’ closed door discussions cannot
be disclosed.
Contention No.4: The
reasons or norms adopted for selecting
and giving Election ticket
to the persons to contest in elections cannot be revealed because it would
amount to unnecessary interference in their rights/ strategies
etc., and at times affect their winning
opportunity .
We hereunder do meet their above contentions keeping ourselves within
the bounds of RTI Act. and also our Constitution of India.
Reply to Contention No. 1:
First
of all the purpose stated by the Political Parties for keeping the indentify of the donors as confidential may not on any account justifiable. Such
confidential transactions should be
considered as a few being
taken place behind the back of the
Nation’s welfare particularly against conduct
corruption free Elections and forming parliament/Assemblies . Also
such transactions with un-known sources/sources
not to be disclosed will not only breed corruption and black money besides unlawful favors to
such un-known sources (ineligible persons/institutions
).etc., If these kinds of transactions are allowed un-checked no force on the earth can stop major accumulation of Black money, the
riots , corruption, scams, breach of law and orders , gambling , gang rape ,
massacre, terrorism , bomb blasts , besides becoming a source to such
un-known sources to purchase MLAs., MPs., Ministers etc.,
Reply to Contention No. 2:
Yes. It is true
that the Political parties are submitting Audited Accounts to the Election
commission. But it is an open secret that even without sending their
accounts to any door , they can obtain the audit certificate. It
is equally true that in no case either the Election commission or the Auditors
worry about nature of each and every receipts and charges. This
is the vulnerable point/stage /juncture where from
entire havoc starts. When both the above agencies do not
worry or have time or has failed to verify the nature source of receipt and
charges,
none-else
except the people of India have the obligation of verifying those aspects
in the interest of the Nation and also to curb all the evil activities
mentioned in pre-paras.
Therefore the
contention as that “ Political parties are submitting audited
accounts to the Election commission ” is on no account acceptable , since the
purpose of such submission is something different from bringing them within
the ambit of RTI Act., .
Above all
political parties are receiving funds from the so called un-known sources/
sources not to be disclosed have to be considered as un-lawful
receipt and a crime against the Nation. If this is allowed any longer ,
it would amount to setting fire to our Democracy first and to the
Nation next.
Reply
to Contention No. 3 :
We would like to bring to the notice of every one that the
RTI Act., has already having SEVERAL EXEMPTION PROVISIONS
in sec. 8 to safeguard the lawful interest of the
Public Authorities. But the political parties are for obvious
reasons conveniently hiding these provisions.
For example the
informations which are at discussion stage ; a
matter which has not been recorded ;
disclosure of
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a
matter is considered as injurious to the
larger public interest ; the matter considered as trade secret etc.
,need not be disclosed.
However whatever
it may be the condition, as
being done in the case of cabinet decisions, the information should be
disclosed after the decisions are arrived.
Above all , the political parties are supposed to discuss National
and international matters only in a
constructive way that too within the
bounds of our Constitution of
India. These matter too need not be disclosed at discussion stage . But later on should be disclosed
to the citizens , who are ,in fact, ruling the country.
Reply
to Contention No. 4 :
Down from illiterate
citizen to the Apex
court crying like anything to avoid criminalism in politics
and to prevent entry to the persons who have criminal background,
in the Elected Bodies.
Thus the highly needed aspect before our
Nation is the Parliament / Assemblies only
by honest and hard working persons having unblemished record. To fulfill this prime objective of country it
is obligatory on the Political parties that they too should adopt basic ethical norms in selecting and
sponsoring candidates for elections. Not only the sympathizers of a
particular party , last
member of it and also the voters should understand such norms , of-course
after the Election is over . If this basic aspect
ie. disclosing the norms adopted for selecting and sponsoring contesting candidates is not
acceptable by the political parties, in such case we have no other go except to
suspect their democratic functioning . It also stand as a proof for the nude fact that they are not for
preventing criminals’ entry to Parliament/ Assemblies.
Thus none of the above contentions is tenable on any
ground also against to
the principle of Natural justice and to
several provisions of RTI Act.,
We in the above circumstances do request the honorable Standing
Committee to be pleased to acknowledge the following real feelings of the
people of India and to recommend the claim of the Political Parties
for exclusion from the ambit of RTI Act., as the one against the interest of
Nation.
i.)
ii.)
iii.)
iv.)
After all these submissions, if at
all the Ruling Govt., chooses to pass the proposed amendment bill excluding political parties from the ambit of RTI act.,,
it would amount as a direct attempt to bring every citizen ,
every instrumentalities of the Central and State Government under the POLITICAL
PARTIES’ DIRECT DICTORSHIP.
We pray to save our Nation by favorable recommendations to the Parliament.
Yours faithfully
( M. SIVARAJ ) VOICE OF INDIAN
Founder
Member
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