Shaky RTI push, UPA bid to keep anthem secret
In the dock over several scams including 2G spectrum which have been exposed through Right to Information Act (RTI), the Government has launched a video called ‘RTI Anthem’ but seems to have made a half-hearted attempt to publicise it. The initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to promote RTI has gone unnoticed seemingly because the attempt has been half-hearted. ‘RTI Anthem’, launched on DoPT’s website and on Doordarshan on Independence Day — just a day before anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare undertook his agitation on Jan Lokpal Bill — has not got a push from the Government so far.
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