URGENT: Save RTI

From: Aruna Roy <mail@change.org>
Date: Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Subject: URGENT: Save RTI
To: palashbiswaskl@gmail.com

Ask your representative or Member of Parliament to take a stand against the proposed amendment to the RTI Act Start A Petition Dear Palash - This is incredible! More than 43,000 people, including you, signed our petition to stop the RTI Act from being modified. The RTI Act is probably being discussed in the Parliament as you are reading this. The next few hours are crucial. We need to act now. Our Members of Parliament (MPs) should know that their voters want them to take a stand against this amendment. If people start petitions demanding this from their MPs, we will be able to create huge pressure on them. And if enough MPs take a stand against the amendment, we will be able to save the RTI Act. Palash , ask your representative to take a stand against this amendment. Start your own petition to your MP and get your friends and family to sign it. It's very simple and takes just a few minutes. Click here to start your own petition. Alternatively, you can gather more support on this issue by forwarding the mail below to your contacts. ------ Dear Palash , The most powerful law we have to fight corruption is going to be diluted soon. In the next few days, the Government will amend the RTI Act to ensure that political parties do not come under direct public scrutiny. It was a huge victory for India when we recently won an appeal to bring political parties under the RTI Act. But, instead of honouring the decision, political parties are now trying to change the law to exclude themselves. This is a huge setback for our nation. In order to remain free of corruption, all political parties should be transparent and answerable to the public. This won't happen if the RTI Act is modified. It is time for us as people of this country to take action. Ask the Prime Minister (PM), Manmohan Singh, to save the RTI Act from amendments. Sign our petition. We hardly have any time to act. We need to showcase that the whole country is against this proposed dilution of RTI Act. If thousands sign this petition, the Government will know that there is growing public support, and that they cannot ignore this demand of their voters.  Help us get at least 25,000 signatures before we deliver them to the PM, the Cabinet Ministers and to prominent media houses. They need to know that Indian citizens deserve and demand clean, transparent politics. Each signature and every voice of the people of this country counts. Sign the petition and forward this email to your family and friends. Thank you for taking action for our country, On behalf of all Co-convenors of NCPRI, Aruna Roy via Change.org PS: Share this petition on Facebook and Twitter. Start A Petition This email was sent by Change.org to palashbiswaskl@gmail.com. You can edit your email preferences or unsubscribe from Change.org emails. Start a petition on Change.org Mailing Address: Change.org · 216 W 104th St., #130 · New York, NY 10025