J&K RTI Foundation

Magam, 18-02-2018 J&K RTI Foundation counters insult to RTI Activists by Law Minister Haq Khan Denounce Law Head’s remarks dubbing RTI Activists as big blackmailers More than forty new RTI Activists joined hands with J&K RTI Foundation at Municipal Committee Magam on Sunday and chalked out at strategy to counter Rural Development and Law Minister Abdul Haq Khan’s controversial remarks dubbing RTI Activists a d big blackmailers from the floor of J&K State Legislative Assembly. After a two hour long discussion the group decided to collectively write to Mr. Haq and meet him personally to protest against his remarks. During the meeting they will demand the law minister to clear his stand on his statement and name the RTI Applicants who are involved in blackmailing. During the meeting Chairman J&K RTI Foundation Er. Irfan Banka said, “Instead of labelling all RTI Activists as blackmailers, the government should insist on compliance with section 4 of...

Are weblackmailers? In response to Haq Khan''s comment about RTI activists Er. Irfan Banka  Srinagar,  Publish Date: Feb 14 2018 11:53PM | Updated Date: Feb 14 2018 11:53PM This is to remind you of your statement against RTI Activist on the floor of Assembly on 6th of February 2018. You have told the Legislative Assembly that RTI Activists are big blackmailers which is absolutely condemnable. I along with my associates at J&K RTI Foundation, am a campaigner of the revolutionary Right to Information Act (RTI) Act since my first year of Engineering Studies and you have no right to call me a blackmailer.  In a workshop on RTI at IMPA organized by Zakat Foundation of India I met Dr. Raja Muzaffar, Dr. Sheikh and other RTI campaigners. I asked a few questions to Dr. Muzaffar and got familiar with the act to some extent. After a few months my 3rd Semester examination result was declared. I was surprised to see only 40 percent marks in my favorit...