Concerned about the non-compliance with established principles of pre-legislative consultation for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, leading right to information (RTI) activists from across the country are demanding a more rigorous and extensive process of public consultation.
The former information commissioners, at a webinar held by National Campaign for People’s Right to Information, called on citizens to fight for their fundamental right that is in danger.
Several prominent RTI activists have called for a retired high court judge to oversee an inquiry into Bipin Agarwal's murder and his son's death by suicide. A strong law for whistleblowers, along with compensation for the family, was called for.