My Experience with RTI

The Power of RTI—Make a note of it; One day it may be useful to YOU…

One Individual was taken into custody by police.

The police did not produce him before the magistrate for nearly 30 Days, even though they are supposed to do it with in 1 Day. 

His mother went to the police station station along with another lawyer saw him there, but the arrogant police threatened both of them.

Then his mother Approached Akbar Sir (Advocate, Visakhapatnam), then we filed RTI Application seeking the full details of his arrest, to whom the police have informed about the arrest with in 48 Hrs u/s 7(1) RTI Act,2005,  Life and Liberty.

The result is, he was paraded before media with in 48 Hr and later was produced before the magistrate.

Just imagine, The symbol of arrogant power, the police, have bowed their heads to the power of RTI, then imagine how about other government departments response to RTI. (though proper drafting is crucial)

Spreading Right To Information Act 2005, through ACT:::A Small Contribution

Good Evening ACT,

RTI Act, 2005 has been doing phenomenal work to empower people to become true citizens.

In this respect,

We, the ones who tasted the Power of Democracy trough RTI needs to do 3 things.

1. We, the tasted ones, focusing on Illegal, corrupt, Unethical (ICU) at high places.

2. Through Courts (PILs) , Govts (u/s 26(1)(a,b)) and Information commissions (u/s 19(8)(a))

3. Mass spread of RTI Act, 2005 through AUDIO and VIDEO’s

Regarding the first,

I thing the activities that brought us here, on this platform, would be sufficient, and naturally they will be evolved under able guidance of ACT

Coming to second one

2-A: u/s 4(1)(b) of RTI Act, 2005, which must reveal 17 items automatically within 120 DAYS of the law comes into force, and the data must be updated every year.

This has been not done even after 11 Years. We need to get data from websites and other sources, and file PIL in High Court and Supreme court for the implementation of this provision.

We have to carefully consider one aspect: xi, Xii, Xii point of 4(1)(b) has the capacity to widen social audit and transform Indian Social and political and Economical landscapes.

2-B: Similarly u/s 26(1)(a), 26(1)(b); Govt has the responsibility to Promote law awareness, we can file RTI to all the 37 Administrative division (Center+ states + UTs) to seek what they have done in the last 11 years in this regard.

2-C: Besides, the fight has to extend to Information Commissions (IC) as well. u/s 19(8)(a), IC's have right to give orders to the executive to implement the provision of the RTI Act, 2005. We need to file RTI to the IC's to know the details.

As we all know when the positions in IC are becoming patronage to political party rather than to the spirit of Democracy & Constitution, we, the Citizens, through the ACT platform, needs to take on these non-performing ICs.

Lastly;

If Govts of 37 admin divisions are not promoting the RTI Act, 2005, what needs to be done?

I had many times thought, that why parliament and State legislatures are not creating laws in AUDIO and VIDEO forms. The legislatures are excluding people from knowing the laws of the land by not doing this, With due respect to respectable lawyers, this makes only lawyers and lawmakers to hold grip on to the power and not the true sovereign.

India being in Data boom, network reach in far & wide, these audios and Video can reach the so called most needy people.

With less than 30 minutes Audio/Video (IMO: People have limited patience) in all regional languages along with English will help our mission of ACT to a great extent.

Then we can hire Rickshaw and Autos on Daily basis, based on funds availability and let them move in the areas where the ACT perceives it needed the most.

Later we can target huge religious and non-religious gathering to promote the RTI Act.

This was always in my mind, but due to resource crunch (Time, Money, like minded Manpower) things were not moving from my side.

As an Individual, My interpretation of law and other views that are presented here, may be wrong, but when I put them before a team of Spirited Citizens, they would be rectified and taken if not already being done. 

Bhagavadgita is more secular than Indian Constitution

Bhagavadgita is more secular than Indian Constitution

The basic discourses any Religion is for a harmonious social order, to give knowledge about what we really don't understand through our senses.

Bhagavadgita (Including all other original Religious Scriptures), as my understanding of it, is just doing it.

Why I have to use the word Secular only? That is what is more complicated in today's national political-society. Every party tries to use the word SECULAR in a way which suits them. This is threatening people of a peaceful society.

Here It would be appropriate for me to remember Coser's Theory on Conflict, in which he says that "Conflict has many functions", some of them include
1) Conflict binds group strongly-- You see when we have a conflict with Pak, how strongly we (Indian group) are bonded, the same can be applied even to a family fight with another family
2) Conflict shows our friends and Enemies--We can see If our country is in war with Pak, who comes on our side;
3) Conflict gives us new Friends--In similar situation we may get our friends (Their motives are not important here)
This concept has been wonderfully used, misused, abused by our political class.

When one party speaks of Secular they mean to unite all friends, more importantly politically. When another party oppose first party secular agenda, even its aim is to polarize, and not to empower any one.In this debate, talking about Bhagaadgita has become, a taboo for many, as it is anti-secular group.

Before reading Bhagaadgita, I was somewhat inclined to believe this view, but today as the title says, what I am thinking.

But today, I am believing that,
A true reader will treat all living being equally
A true reader will never harm any one Physically mentally.
A true reader will never differentiate their god with another god, rather he thinks why there are different interpretations?
A true reader never tries to impose his way of life on another in the name of Uniform Civil code.
A true reader will never curtail the peaceful practices of reaching god in the name of morality or public order.
A true reader will never disallow a person in the name of religion to reside as a neighbor.
A true reader will never dictate what people eat, and what they should not
A true reader only believes in Supreme God i.e Paramatma (Sanskrit) in Arabic it is Allah and in a Middle east language it is Yohova

But Indian Constitution can allow all these in Exceptional cases, and we all know, how frequently politician use exceptions.

Using Constitution we can define classes/castes/religions
Using Constitution we can harm, even take out life in the name of Rule-of-Law (applies only to perceived enemies)
Using constitution we can pump different sums of money in the name of treating all religions equally.
Using constitution, Uniform Civil Code can be drafted which may take out some of religious way of living
Using Constitution we can ban women from entering temples, but god is present in every one in the form of Allah/Paramatma/Yohova

So Every law has its origin in Religion, though a corrupted from of religion, All Religions have Corruptions, which were introduced by the power holders to have their grip on it for all future to come. If any politician irrespective of religion talks about their supreme religious scripture, it is to to functional aspect of Coser, and not to emancipate the masses.

Lets Read the original Texts, They are no more in the control of only Few.
Let be more Religious.

Note: This article does not mean, Lack of Faith in Indian Constitution. It is only how we can better it in future, through amending the minds of People. The article talks about how polarization in the name of religion is taking place in Political Society. And How we as Sovereign Citizens should not get into the trap of Selfish Politicians.

Her Day is Night for ME

If she considers, 

Material possessions as ultimate happiness or 

Freedom lies in Living in Nuclear family or

The Best and Worst can be seen with denominator as money,

Then HER Day is MY Night, and similarly My Day is Night for HER!

This Day and Night Dilemma, prevented me to take marriage decision for nearly 6 years (2010 to 24th Apr 2016); Dilemma was resolved through Bhagavadgita and Astrology. We have to Accept the Karma.