J&K RTI activists demand information commission on International Info Access Day

The Jammu and Kashmir RTI activists on Monday demanded that State Information Commission (SIC) be constituted as RTI appellants were facing immense difficulties in filing 2nd appeals under RTI Act 2005 before the Central Information Commission (CIC) New Delhi. Activists of the RTI Movement assembled in Srinagar's City centre on Monday on the occasion of International Information Access Day. Chairman RTI Movement, Raja Muzaffar Bhat told media persons that after applicability of the Central RTI Act 2005 in J&K, people are feeling disempowered as there is no appeal mechanism available and people have to file appeals in New Delhi which is a hectic and cumbersome task especially for illiterate people and disadvantaged communities.