“Even though this order is about only six political parties, we have started the process where we will try to get the other political parties as well within the ambit of the RTI Act,” Mr. Bairwal added. Talking about the possibility of parties obtaining a stay on the order by approaching courts, Mr. Bairwal said: “If political parties go to court against the CIC order it would be crystal clear before the general public as to who is against transparency in public life.” Reacting to the reaction of the Congress that the CIC order would “damage” the democratic institutions and political system, he said: “With all humility, politicians must realise that they are not above the law. If somebody thinks that being answerable to the public through the RTI Act would destroy the political system, their understanding about political system, which is much more than just political parties, is rather inadequate.”
Posted on: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:42:45 +0000
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