Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government of systematically weakening the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which was introduced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government two decades ago.

According to news agency PTI, Sapkal said the RTI Act had initially empowered citizens and helped expose corruption, but alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government had diluted it through amendments and administrative neglect.