Re: [HumJanenge] CIC tells MEA to disclose details of Krishna's UK trip

Modi fasts: RTI activists move CIC against CMO

Indian Express, 31st December 2011

Ahmedabad : Two Vadodara-based RTI activists, Rohit Prajapati and Trupti Shah, have filed an appeal before the Chief Information Commissioner against the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in connection with their RTI application demanding details related to the expenses incurred on the Narendra Modi's Sadbhavana fast programme from September 17-19. 

In their appeal moved before the RTI Commissioner, the two have demanded that a fine of Rs 25,000 be imposed on the CMO for failing to provide the information and a direction to it to provide the same for free. 

In their RTI application dated September 17, 2011, Prajapati and Shah had demanded a number of details relating to the expenditure incurred during Modi's Sadbhavana fast programme. According to Shah, the CMO transferred the RTI application to the home department, which disposed of the application after providing partial information, saying other details would be available with other departments of the government and so it should be sought from the concerned departments. 

Shah has said the CMO must know as to which details are available with which department and they ought to have either collected those details from those departments and given to them or could have directed them to specific departments.

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         Rohit P rajapati & T rupti S hah 
         37, Patrakar Colony, Tandalja Road, 
         Post-Akota, Vadodara - 390 020
         GUJARAT, INDIA
         Phone No. + 91 - 265 - 2320399
         Email No: rohit.prajapati@gmail.com
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From: M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in>
To: "humjanenge@googlegroups.com" <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, 31 December 2011 12:37 PM
Subject: [HumJanenge] CIC tells MEA to disclose details of Krishna's UK trip

NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the ministry of external affairs to make public the details of the 'private visit' undertaken by its minister S M Krishna to the United Kingdom in June this year.

Based on media reports that Krishna got his five-day visit in June extended to watch a Wimbeldon match, activist Subhash Agrawal had sought to know from the MEA the purpose of the trip and file notings made while planning it.

He also sought to know the daily programme schedule of his visit. Both queries were denied by the ministry, saying disclosure may have an impact on foreign relations.

After perusing the file related to the visit of the foreign minister, central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said some file notings specially the pages, where it was mentioned that extended period of visit was private for which the minister made payments from his pocket, can be disclosed.

"Page six of the noting may be relevant since it mentions that the foreign minister's visit for second and third July 2011 was private and payment for these days has been made by the minister," Gandhi said, while directing to disclose this information after severing the sensitive portions.

He accepted the ministry's plea that the record of discussions of the foreign minister's with various people of different countries could not be disclosed. Gandhi, however, directed the ministry to disclose the programme schedule.