Click to play videoNew Delhi: The RTI has got a bit of a breather. Now it's almost for certain that the RTI amendments will not be tabled in this session of Parliament.
Over the past few weeks, social activists like Anna Hazare, filmstars like Shabana Azmi, politicians as well, have all joined in the fight for the Right To Information.
Their main demands basically - the same file notings should remain in the public ambit.
Shabana Azmi, film actor, says: "We want more and more people to join this Act, to join this whole movement, because it's the biggest strength that we canm have in this democracy."
Politician Prithviraj Chavan says, "The amendments during this session of Parliament will not be tabled, but the government will speak to the people involved with it."
The controversy has made sure that the Right To Information Act has gained popularity. School children have already learnt a chapter, called the RTI. And now they are helping people in their locality, shopkeepers in their neighbourhood to use the Act successfully.
Akanksha Malik, a student, says: "We had been studying democracy in our classes and the RTI came across in a big way..."
"...And to get into the roots of RTI, we took up specific topics," says Dushyant Kumar, another student.
Ritika Malik says, "There are hindrances in the path of democracy, so we had to take up an issue. We've taken up the issue of traffic."
"The congested traffic outside the school is a threat to students' security," Akanskha goes on to say.
Ritika adds, "The cars of the staff members have swallowed up most of the basketball court."
"When it's a teacher's car, there's a threat associated with the teacher's car, that if it gets damaged and you're caught. You tend to be safer and you can't play the game in the spirit of the game. You're not able to enjoy the game you're playing," says Preet Angad.
Preet adds, "We have done a lot of brainstorming. Some plans are feasible, some are whacky."
The students went on to add that, on asking Traffic policemen about the RTI, they were shocked to see blank faces.
So, these students decided to go to the local areas and speak to the shopkeepers. They decided to tell them what is RTI and also help them in filling up some forms, if they have personal grievances.
Dushyant Kumar says, "If everything goes right then I think RTI's a very strong tool and we can get people to use it."
"Despite several failures, today we managed to get one form filled, as young citizens we took the intiative and we hope others will follow," says Akanksha Mittal.
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