India Against Corruption (IAC), on Sunday, launched a referendum on the Jan Lokpal Bill in Uttar Pradesh. The survey began from Ghaziabad, the parliamentary constituency of former BJP president Rajnath Singh, and will move to Rae Bareli, the constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The survey in the state will cover nine cities, which include Mainpuri represented by Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, Amethi the constituency of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Ambedkar Nagar, from where UP chief minister Mayawati had contested the elections in the past and Varanasi, the constituency of former BJP president Murli Manohar Joshi.
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Govt can regain legitimacy through RTI: cic
New Delhi, Oct. 2: The Right to Information Act can restore the legitimacy that the government has been losing over the years resulting in total disconnect between it and the people, Central Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra has said.
Speaking at a book release function here, Mr Mishra candidly spoke about the disconnect of people with the government and the role that RTI can play in bringing the masses in the “core realm” of the decision-making process.
The CIC was speaking at the release of the book T-Junction Crossing Over for Change by author Poonam Srivastava, consultant and entrepreneur, which chronicles the lives of people who have chosen to tread alternate paths after leaving the comforts of cushy jobs.
— PTI