Published in The Hindu The RTI Act provides a regime of consummate transparency of “public authorities”. Instead of specifying information to be disclosed, the Act mandates 100 per cent transparency subject only to a tightly defined list of exclusions under which information can be denied. This prescience ensures that the Act stays current even as the form and manner of Government changes, and has been a boon to the citizen. However this pervasive transparency is incompatible with the private space that political parties – a voluntary association of persons - should be afforded.
Shades of Grey
Shades of Grey
Shades of Grey
Published in The Hindu The RTI Act provides a regime of consummate transparency of “public authorities”. Instead of specifying information to be disclosed, the Act mandates 100 per cent transparency subject only to a tightly defined list of exclusions under which information can be denied. This prescience ensures that the Act stays current even as the form and manner of Government changes, and has been a boon to the citizen. However this pervasive transparency is incompatible with the private space that political parties – a voluntary association of persons - should be afforded.