Rahul Gandhi mentioned RTI for 33 times in his interview to TimesNow. This prompted Shailesh Gandhi, the former CIC, to send an open letter asking the Congress leader to discard moves to amend the RTI Act and also appoint a PIO at his own party for giving information under the transparency act

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, in an interview to TimesNow has mentioned Right to Information (RTI) Act for 33 times. This prompted former central information commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi, who continues to pursue his RTI activism from Mumbai after the end of his tenure as CIC, to send a letter to the Congress leader on the things that needs to do to further empower citizens through the RTI movement. In a letter, the former CIC has requested the Rahul Gandhi not to support moves by political parties to amend RTI Act and also appoint a public information officer (PIO) at his own party.

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