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Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Claim Check: Rahul Gandhi on the number of information commissioners in Gujarat

Rahul Gandhi says there is only one right to information commissioner in Gujarat when there should be 10 
Claim Check: Rahul Gandhi on the number of information commissioners in Gujarat
A file photo of Rahul Gandhi. Photo: Deepak Sharma/Hindustan Times 
What: There is only one right to information commissioner in Gujarat when there should be 10.
Who: Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of the Congress party that leads the ruling United Progressive Alliance. 
Where: At a farmer’s rally in Bardoli in Gujarat on 8 February.
Check: He is wrong
There are three right to information commissioners in Gujarat. They are D. Rajagopalan, chief information commissioner and former chief secretary of the Gujarat government, Balwant Singh and V.S. Gadhavi, information commissioners. India’s government transparency law says that there should be a maximum of 10 information commissioners in a state but does not stipulate a minimum number.
Source: Gujarat information commission, RTI Act

Source: http://blog.livemint.com/Specials/FzFOZ4qGBdvVgWGynYkisJ/Claim-Check-Rahul-Gandhi-on-the-number-of-information-commi.html 

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