New Delhi: The Right to Information (RTI) Amendment Bill is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. All the political parties have joined hands to oppose Central Information Commission's order, which said that six major political parties including Congress, BJP, NCP, CPM, CPI and BSP are public authorities and come under the ambit of RTI.
The Union Cabinet on August 1 had approved an amendment to the RTI Act saying political parties were an association of individuals and not public authorities.
If the amendments into the RTI Act is passed by Parliament, political parties will no longer be answerable to RTI queries. The RTI Amendment Bill states that declaring political parties as public authorities under the RTI would "hamper their smooth internal functioning since it will encourage political rivals to file RTI applications with malicious intentions".
The RTI Act empowers a citizen to seek time-bound information on all matters of governance by paying a fee of Rs 10.
(With Additional Information From PTI)
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