US award a recognition of vibrant nature of transparency movement: Anjali Bhardwaj
Picked for the International Anti-Corruption Champions Award by the US administration, RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj on Wednesday said the recognition is âsignificantâ
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Picked for the International Anti-Corruption Champions Award by the US administration, RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj on Wednesday said the recognition is significant and will help bring focus towards the movement at a time when those speaking truth to power are being targeted and attacked in the country.
Bhardwaj, the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a citizens group with a mandate to promote transparency, has served as an active member of the Right to Information Movement in India for over two decades.
In RTI reply, Centre says no records to show for pre-legislative consultations over farm laws
In RTI reply, Centre says no records to show for pre-legislative consultations over farm laws
In its reply to an RTI query seeking details about mandatory pre-legislative consultations regarding the three farm laws, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare claimed it had no records to provide.
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[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of protesting farmers at Singhu border (Photo Credits: PTI)
The Centre, in its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Monday, claimed the farm legislations were not hurriedly framed and were in fact a result of wide-ranging consultations panning over a period of two decades.