Contributed by Deepak Miglani
According to draft J&K RTI law, outsider can not access information. The draft Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information bill, likely to be tabled in the state legislative council this week, has some key anomalies, say RTI activists. The bill was cleared by the legislative assembly on Monday. This draft bill does not allow Indian citizens living o u t s i d e J&K access to information on public agencies within the state. Incidentally, J&K residents can use the central Act to get information on central ministries but the central legislation is not applicable in the state. Under the draft bill, English, Urdu and Hindi are the languages in which an applicant can file his or her appeal. The J&K Government has put the draft bill in their website but the suggestion given by the activist has been ignored.
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