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Certain amendments to RTI Act ordered to make CIC toothless: Jairam Ramesh

Why are these amendments being brought about now? It is very interesting

Jairam Ramesh
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Congress leaderJairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh
Why are these amendments being brought about now? It is very interesting. It is very important to understand that the timing of these amendments is not so innocuous; it is not so innocent; and after reviewing RTI decisions some of which have already been alluded to by Mr Singhvi, I have here five cases that have propelled the government to bring forward these amendments.

Between 2003 and 2013, the Chief Minister of Gujarat came to the Planning Commission, and the Planning Commission would ask him uncomfortable questions on the state of health in Gujarat, on the state of education in Gujarat;