RTI activist are blackmailer ? shailesh gandhi

RTI is a fundamental right derived from Article 19 (1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. But the BMC officials are apparently behaving in a completely illegal fashion by defaming the RTI users as blackmailers According to Pune-based RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar, the transparency law cannot be misused by anyone. He says, “These are completely baseless allegations that RTI is been misused. Public authorities need to fear RTI only if they have done something wrong and then only such authorities will say that the RTI activists do blackmail or extort money for their personal gains.” In his letter, Mr Gandhi cited on records statements made by BMC officials Nidhi Choudhari and Devendra Jain. Mr Jain, who is Assistant Municipal Commissioner in BMC had filed a police compliant naming 70 citizens, majority of them RTI users, as ‘extortionists and blackmailers’. However, he could not provide any evidence and was reprimanded by the State Information Commission (SIC). #jantakaaaina #RTI #shaileshgandhi #rtiactivist #blackmailer