Unknown to many, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, a Shiv Sena MP from Shirdi (Maharashtra) has introduced a Private Members Bill in Parliament, on 02 September 2011, seeking to amend the RTI Act 2005. He proposes the following amendments
1. That the applicant needs to give reasons for seeking information.
2. The PIO can reject the information under sec 8 if he thinks the reasons are not adequate in his opinion.
His profile
http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4385
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002606271270&sk=info
Loksabha Bulletin on 5th sep – http://164.100.24.207/bull2/2011/05.09.2011.pdf
The proposed amendments bill is here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/69075299/RTI-Amendment-Private-Members-Bill
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