To:
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Date: 6-Oct-2013 (Sunday)
filed on 07.10.2013
Sirs,
By EMAIL
Dear Sirs
I refer to my memorandum on the subject Bill submitted by email on 06.10.2013 (Sunday).
I have subsequently received additional suggestions on my memorandum from several subscribers of the India Against Corruption (of which andolan I am presently Hony. National Convenor) which I wish to additionally submit as part of my aforesaid memorandum.
1) That merely having Political Parties under the RTI regime shall not promote transparency within / upon these bodies, as section 4(1)(b) of RTI Act 2005 is presently not adequate for the purpose to enable an elector/voter to take informed decisions at moment of casting his ballot.
2) That the Representation of People's Act ("RP Act") does not sufficiently regulate the working and internal functioning of these parties, and there is no other legal framework to regulate the parties at the present time.
3) That whereas the RP Act has certain bare provisions concerning the sources of finance / donations for parties, there is no regulation/restriction on how the money is spent or used.
4) That the RP Act does not lay down that there shall be transparent criteria and procedures for selection/nomination of candidates by parties.
5) That the RP Act confers tremendous additional advantages to candidates of national political parties vis-a-vis the independent (citizen) candidates in an election.
That accordingly, the Hon'ble Committee may kindly simultaneously conduct a wide public consultation on LISTING the additional amendments to RTI Act 2005 and the RP Act with a view to ensuring complete transparency of political parties for the electors concerning, inter alia,
(i) All aspects of inner democracy(as defined in any organisation);
(ii) All Rules, Responsibilities,Functions, Duties and Privileges of various levels/functionaries,
(iii) Discipline and Conduct Rules;
(iv) Selection criteria(Qualifications/Experience,Reservation Rules etc;
(v) Standard Operating Procedures/Protocols of functioning of the Party organisation,
(vi) All aspects of revenue and expenditure;
(vii) Party's stand/position, in a structured format, on all aspects(as prescribed by Election Commission/Parliament/Assembly) dealing with subjects on which legislative powers could be exercised etc.
And for which we the people of India shall be ever grateful.
NB: I desire to appear in person to present my oral evidence.
Yours faithfully,
Er. Sarbajit Roy
National Convenor : India Against Corruption ("IAC") (www.indiaagainstcorruption.net.in)
Convenor : National Campaign for Political Reform in India ("NCPRI") (www.ncpri.org)
B-59 Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
Tel: 09311448069
-- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Date: 6-Oct-2013 (Sunday)
filed on 07.10.2013
Sirs,
By EMAIL
Additional Memorandum
Dear Sirs
I refer to my memorandum on the subject Bill submitted by email on 06.10.2013 (Sunday).
I have subsequently received additional suggestions on my memorandum from several subscribers of the India Against Corruption (of which andolan I am presently Hony. National Convenor) which I wish to additionally submit as part of my aforesaid memorandum.
1) That merely having Political Parties under the RTI regime shall not promote transparency within / upon these bodies, as section 4(1)(b) of RTI Act 2005 is presently not adequate for the purpose to enable an elector/voter to take informed decisions at moment of casting his ballot.
2) That the Representation of People's Act ("RP Act") does not sufficiently regulate the working and internal functioning of these parties, and there is no other legal framework to regulate the parties at the present time.
3) That whereas the RP Act has certain bare provisions concerning the sources of finance / donations for parties, there is no regulation/restriction on how the money is spent or used.
4) That the RP Act does not lay down that there shall be transparent criteria and procedures for selection/nomination of candidates by parties.
5) That the RP Act confers tremendous additional advantages to candidates of national political parties vis-a-vis the independent (citizen) candidates in an election.
That accordingly, the Hon'ble Committee may kindly simultaneously conduct a wide public consultation on LISTING the additional amendments to RTI Act 2005 and the RP Act with a view to ensuring complete transparency of political parties for the electors concerning, inter alia,
(i) All aspects of inner democracy(as defined in any organisation);
(ii) All Rules, Responsibilities,Functions, Duties and Privileges of various levels/functionaries,
(iii) Discipline and Conduct Rules;
(iv) Selection criteria(Qualifications/Experience,Reservation Rules etc;
(v) Standard Operating Procedures/Protocols of functioning of the Party organisation,
(vi) All aspects of revenue and expenditure;
(vii) Party's stand/position, in a structured format, on all aspects(as prescribed by Election Commission/Parliament/Assembly) dealing with subjects on which legislative powers could be exercised etc.
And for which we the people of India shall be ever grateful.
NB: I desire to appear in person to present my oral evidence.
Yours faithfully,
Er. Sarbajit Roy
National Convenor : India Against Corruption ("IAC") (www.indiaagainstcorruption.net.in)
Convenor : National Campaign for Political Reform in India ("NCPRI") (www.ncpri.org)
B-59 Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
Tel: 09311448069
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