RTI in trouble? New Maharashtra rules trigger massive debate | Pulse Maharashtra

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Earlier this month, Maharashtra government issued amendments to the Maharashtra Right to Information Rules, increasing the cost of seeking information, making it mandatory for the applicants to submit identity proof, putting a limitation on the application, among other things. What are amendments and why have civil rights activists decided to fight them in the court of law? Why do they fear that it will hamper the safety of the whistleblowers and make it difficult to fight for information? Vinaya Deshpande Pandit decodes in this week's Pulse Maharashtra. Earlier this month, Maharashtra government issued amendments to the Maharashtra Right to Information Rules, increasing the cost of seeking information, making it mandatory for the applicants to submit identity proof, putting a limitation on the application, among other things. What are amendments and why have civil rights activists decided to fight them in the court of law? Why do they fear that it will hamper the safety of the w

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