News X: Political Parties will not come under the ambit of Right to Information Act
- 5 years ago
The Union Cabinet on August 1 gave its nod to amend the Right to Information Act to keep political parties out of the ambit of transparency law.
The move followed the Central Information Commission holding that six national parties, Congress, BJP, NCP, CPI-M, CPI and BSP were substantially funded indirectly by the Central government and were required to appoint public information officers as they have the character of a public authority under the RTI Act.
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The move followed the Central Information Commission holding that six national parties, Congress, BJP, NCP, CPI-M, CPI and BSP were substantially funded indirectly by the Central government and were required to appoint public information officers as they have the character of a public authority under the RTI Act.
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