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Post by indophile Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:40 am


This is good news! This is how a democracy should work.
From the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/indias-activists-keep-tabs-on-politicians-performances/2011/05/26/AGhQrgGH_story.html?hpid=z4

NEW DELHI — For the first time in the history of the world’s largest democracy, elected representatives are being held accountable in a meaningful way by their constituents — and not just on election day.

Six years after it was passed, India’s powerful Right to Information Act is being used not only to keep bureaucrats on their toes, but also to find out how lawmakers have been spending their time and government money................


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