Political parties gang up against RTI

Left Right & Centre: Political parties gang up against RTI We discuss the government's plan to overturn the landmark Central Information Commission ruling that said political parties will come under the Right To Information Act. Is the government trying to protect political parties from transparency? On the show, political rivals Congress, BJP and CPI united to slam the CIC ruling, saying they were not public authorities and, hence, not required to be under the RTI ambit. Petitioner in the case Prashant Bhushan and former Chief Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said that the ruling will promote transparency in political parties, so what are the parties afraid of?

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