Open parties to public scrutiny

The government's widely reported intention to promulgate an ordinance to nullify a recent order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) confirming that six national political parties are subject to the Right to Information Act, is condemnable on many counts. It is also amusing that the government proposes to bring in an ordinance, bypassing Parliament, even on a matter that seems to have the support of all major political parties.

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