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Updated On: 12 August, 2010 08:31 AM IST | | B V Shiva Shankar
With the central cabinet giving nod to a bill which empowers the Central Vigilance Commission to penalise anyone who reveals the identity of whistleblowers, MiD DAY talks to four such crusaders
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With the central cabinet giving nod to a bill which empowers the Central Vigilance Commission to penalise anyone who reveals the identity of whistleblowers, MiD DAY talks to four such crusaders
With the cabinet clearing a bill to protect whistleblowers, RTI activists in the city are heaving a sigh of relief even as a draft bill aiming at their safety is set to be tabled in the parliament, while suggesting improvements to the legislation.
Ravindranath Guru (66), a retired scientist from the department of Information Technology has been waging a lone battle against politicians and government officials as an RTI activist.
He earned the wrath of a local councillor, when he exposed officials allowing illegal buildings in south of Bangalore, through an RTI application.
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With the cabinet clearing a bill to protect whistleblowers, RTI activists in the city are heaving a sigh of relief even as a draft bill aiming at their safety is set to be tabled in the parliament, while suggesting improvements to the legislation.
Ravindranath Guru (66), a retired scientist from the department of Information Technology has been waging a lone battle against politicians and government officials as an RTI activist.
He earned the wrath of a local councillor, when he exposed officials allowing illegal buildings in south of Bangalore, through an RTI application.
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