DEMOCRACY WORKING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE RTI AND THE RTS FOUND NECESSARY FOR THE IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, HOWEVER THE DELAY AND DERELICTION OF DUTY OUT OF CONTROL
Democracy begins with votes and enumeration of strength of the voting trend, but it doesn't exist in the abstract, it operates through elections, and elections derive their legitimacy from this participation of the citizens of area and circle through the ballot. The vote is the very instrument through which the popular sovereignty is exercised. It is through the vote that we the people of democratic country, periodically renew the legitimacy of the state and hold governments accountable. As such the voters have a right to know the criminal anticedents , educational qualifications and the financial assets of the candidates, and the said rights have been located squarely, in Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, fiduciary related to the fundamental rights of freedom of speech and expression. As such meaningful participation in democracy is impossible, unless voters are adequately informed . So the right to information Act, 2005 provide for setting out the practical regime for the citizens to secure access to information under the control of the public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, and the Constitution of a Central Information Commission and too the State information commissions and the matters connected there with or incidental there to. But it is regretted to point out that there is no SIC and SCIC in the state government of Himachal pradesh for last about one year of duration and appropriate government, which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by the state government, taking no cognisance for the appointment of vacant slots existing in the
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