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LS refuses to answer queries on Covid-19, but RS obliges

HYDERABAD: In a curious case of interpretation of the RTI Act, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, gave contrasting answers on money spent for Covid-19 treatment on members by both houses, to an identical query to both the houses by a RTI activist.
The questions were posted by Hyderabad-based RTI activist, Jalagam Sudheer, who wanted to know how many MPs were infected by the virus and sought details of funds spent from the central exchequer, from both the houses of Parliament, separately.
While the Lok Sabha secretariat refused to furnish the information of funds spent from the exchequer for the treatment of MPs who were infected, the Rajya Sabha secretariat responded, saying that Rs 15 lakh was given for disinfection.
It also gave out details that 19 officials were infected with Covid- 19, buRead More – Source

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