NC in favor of RTI but not in haste
Majority for a more comprehensive one that comes through consideration and discussion The private member draft RTI bill sponsored and proposed by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu failed to garner the required-support to be tabled as an urgent bill in the 10th parliamentary session following discussions in the...
Right to Information enactment fails to garner enough support
The Right to Information enactment to be discussed during the 10th Session of the Parliament as an Urgent Bill has been shelved after the move garnered just nine votes in the National Council yesterday. Eight members abstained from voting and six voted ‘No’. Gasa’s National Council member, Sangay Khandu,...
No time like now for motion
NC urges govt. for its enactment as a priority legislation Right To Information Act 15 July, 2010 – While the government remains apprehensive about introducing the country’s draft right to information act, which it claims is incomplete, national council members feel it is time the parliament discuss it. National...
Are we ready for RTI?
The government apparently doesn’t think so Right To Information Act 29 May, 2010 – The government recently refused the media the right to a copy of the country’s draft right to information Act for public discussions; the work on which began since 2007. So much for right to information....