RTI activists to stage dharna on 11th

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HYDERABAD: RTI activists across the state have called for a protest at the Dharna Chowk here on Saturday against the appointment ..

HYDERABAD: RTI activists across the state have called for a protest at the Dharna Chowk here on Saturday against the appointment of eight information commissioners to the AP Information Commission.
Terming the appointment a farce, B Ramakrishna Raju, convenor of the United Forum for RTI Campaign, said that the forum members had met the governor on Thursday and presented the many flaws in the appointments during a 45minute meeting. "Since the file containing the nominees' list is yet to reach the governor with the signature of the opposition party leader, he listened to us patiently and promised to look into the issue. But to further drive home our point, we have planned the dharna on Saturday,'' he said.

The youth wing of the forum is expected to lead the dharna, with the support to be provided by K Padmanabhaiah, former Union home secretary and K Madhava Rao, former chief secretary.

It may be recalled that a selection panel, comprising chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Opposition Leader N Chandrababu Naidu among others, had recently selected eight persons as the information commissioners.