CBI Opaqued
LAST week, Central government took CBI out of RTI Act, quitely. Why?
INVESTIGATION into several scams including seven major scams is going on. Is the government worried about the fall out? The government has seen the impact of investigation into 2G and CWG scams. The movements that followed have literally shaken the government and it does not want more negative publicity. That may be one reason but there can be others.
ANOTHER reason can be, and most probably is, that the government wants civil society to take the issue seriously and thus its attention is diverted from corruption, black money and Lok Pal issues.
This government does not understand or does not want to understand that the youth of the country, even those working in BPO sector have understood the game plan of government. India got independence because of youth. JP's Sampoorna Kranti could turn the table on the rulers of the time. The same shall be repeated now. Luckily, they have got a selfless leader of the calibre of Anna and the youth trust him, not the government.
ONE more plausible reason, and if is true the country is doomed, that if the masses don't react to this development, the government may exclude all other investigating agencies including Income Tax, Excise, Custom and Enforcement Directorate etc. from RTI Act.
TRI Act was the creation of UPA-I. UPA-II has realised its consequences, and therefore, UPA-II wants to undo UPA-I deeds.
IT is a different issue that because of the inbuilt mechanism in the RTI Act, whereby investigating agencies come under the Act, this act of the Government will fall flat in the court of law.
INVESTIGATION into several scams including seven major scams is going on. Is the government worried about the fall out? The government has seen the impact of investigation into 2G and CWG scams. The movements that followed have literally shaken the government and it does not want more negative publicity. That may be one reason but there can be others.
ANOTHER reason can be, and most probably is, that the government wants civil society to take the issue seriously and thus its attention is diverted from corruption, black money and Lok Pal issues.
This government does not understand or does not want to understand that the youth of the country, even those working in BPO sector have understood the game plan of government. India got independence because of youth. JP's Sampoorna Kranti could turn the table on the rulers of the time. The same shall be repeated now. Luckily, they have got a selfless leader of the calibre of Anna and the youth trust him, not the government.
ONE more plausible reason, and if is true the country is doomed, that if the masses don't react to this development, the government may exclude all other investigating agencies including Income Tax, Excise, Custom and Enforcement Directorate etc. from RTI Act.
TRI Act was the creation of UPA-I. UPA-II has realised its consequences, and therefore, UPA-II wants to undo UPA-I deeds.
IT is a different issue that because of the inbuilt mechanism in the RTI Act, whereby investigating agencies come under the Act, this act of the Government will fall flat in the court of law.
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