with the CPIO of Central Information Commission ( CIC ) to get
certified copies of asset details filed by Info-commissioners as
mandated by Lokpal & Lokayukta act in 5 performa. Reply sent by Sushil
Kumar, Deputy Secretary ( admn. ) & CPIO of CIC asserts that The
action is under process. Sanjay says that this makes it clear that
till now, either info-commissioners at CIC have not submitted asset
returns on these 5 performa or CPIO of Central Information Commission
is making lame excuses to deter exposure of asset details of its
Commissioners under RTI.
Sanjay said that In July, the Department of Personnel & Training under
the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, had issued
a notification under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act that mandated every
public servant to file a declaration, information and annual returns
of assets and liabilities of his family including himself as of 31
March 2014 and that too on or before 15 September 2014.
INFO-COMMISSIONERS too, are public servants and are very much required
to comply this notification in letter & spirit, said Sanjay.
Sanjay said that its shocking that even the transparency watchdog of
India is reluctant to make annual property returns, a mandatory
obligation under the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, public. If
info-commissioners themselves do not follow the government's
directives, how can they direct others to do so?" asked Sanjay , the
Lucknow-based Social activist & founder of 'TAHRIR' who filed the
query.
"Corruption maybe another aspect of this issue. The fact that
Info-commissioners are reluctant to share information about their
property hints at possible corruption. Our newly elected Prime
Minister's USP is good governance. If Info-commissioners conceal
information about their property, how can Narendra Modi's vision of
providing good and efficient governance be realised?" Sanjay asked. In
this matter, Sanjay has sent First appeal to A. K. Dash, First
appellate authority of CIC.
On a separate RTI plea of Sanjay Sharma, PIO of Uttar Pradesh State
Information Commission ( UPSIC ) has flatly written that no
information related to asset details of its Commissioners i.e. the
certified copies of asset details filed by Info-commissioners as
mandated by Lokpal & Lokayukta act in 5 performa was available with
him which meant all of the info-commissioners have failed to file
asset details as mandated by Lokpal & Lokayukta act.
Sanjay says that he filed this RTI with UPSIC on a tip-off of
purchasing a large chunk of land and investments in real estate by an
info-commissioner of UPSIC in the name of members of his family out of
money made by corrupt practices at UPSIC and adds that this RTI reply
by PIO of UPSIC has further cemented his doubts on honest and integral
discharge of functions by existing info-commissioners of UPSIC. Sanjay
shall soon meet Governor of U.P. to intervene in this matter and do
the needful to make info-commissioners accountable to the public.
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