The Central Information Commission (CIC), a quasi-judicial body with the powers of a civil court, has recently come up with a decision that India’s political parties are public authorities and answerable to citizens under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. I think it is a significant ruling that could sharply increase the scrutiny on them.
Political parties comes within Right to Information (RTI) Act are, the Congress party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Communist Party of India (CPM), the Communist Party of India, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Now these parties, if queried, will now have to disclose sources of their funding as well as details of expenditure. I think it is a good move as far as prevention of corruption is concerned and pave way for greater transparency in the working of Political parties.
Members, please share your opinion in this regard.
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