Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Information Commissioners Oath Taking Fails to Attract CM, Ministers

Chandigarh (I-Haryana News): The Oath Taking Ceremony on Monday of three new State Information Commissioners remained low profile as it could not able to attract people, bureaucracy and state politicians.

None of the three members of Statutory search Committee have attended the oath taking function of of those able Information commissioners selected by them to implement Right to Information act in the state.
Leader of opposition, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala had oblivious reason for not attending the function because he had already officially lodged his disapproval the manner through which all three newly State Information Commissioners were selected.

But, Absence of other two members, Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal were raised the eyebrows of many that what were the reasons which forced them to keep away from the Oath Taking Ceremony of all those selected by both ignoring the objection raised by Leader of opposition.

The thin presence of imminent personalities from all sections of society again pointed that all was not in air, when Intelligent Haryana News asked a senior minister absence of Chief Minister and ministers in function, he on condition of anonymity told that neither Mr. Hooda nor any other ministers want to answer media quires related to controversy erupted in selection of  new State Information Commissioners, so only minister, Haryana Finance Minister, Mr. Chattha, who had attended the function skipped from scene  as soon as  Oath Taking Ceremony concluded.

All New three State Information Commissioners appointed on Monday on recommendation of two members of Statutory committee  under Right to Information act ,Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal are retired government officer. 

Major General (retired) Jagbir Singh Kandu is a retired army officer, who belongs to district Jind, from where Brigadier Nand Lal Punia, former Chairman, Haryana State Staff Selection Commission and now Chairman, Teachers Selection Board comes. 

Mr. Sajjan Singh, Retired IAS officer, who had also worked as Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana

Mr.P R Meena, Retired IPS officer of Rajasthan, who landed in information Commissioners fray all of sudden, courtesy? As per IHN Investigation  Mr. P.R. Meena, IPS (AGMU:80) who worked as Additional Secretary (Security) in Lok Sabha Secretariat on deputation basis, retired from service on 31st August, after noon  2012. 

Last not the least the Selection of three State Information Commissioners clearly exhibits the politics in selecting persons who have to act to implement Right to Information Act in state, any ambiguity in their selection would hamper their natural status in the minds of RTI users.


Dinesh Singh Rawat Says;

It is a serious tent made by politicians into Right to Information Act, which has empowered commoners to know what your government is doing and how?

By Placing in Information Commission, IAS and IPS officers as Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners is an act against the the real spirit of RTI act.

The ambiguous method adopted by Haryana to select all the present CIC and SICs has lowered the esteem of this statutory institution in public eye.

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