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TDK Government Exempts Law and Order from RTI; Communist MP Leads Opposition!
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News18•27-09-2026, 12:18
TDK Government Exempts Law and Order from RTI; Communist MP Leads Opposition!
- •The TDK government has issued an order exempting certain law and order information from the RTI Act.
- •Reports on student, farmer, political protests, custodial deaths, and shootings are no longer accessible via RTI.
- •Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly opposed this order.
- •Su. Venkatesan condemned the move as an attempt to turn Tamil Nadu into a 'police state' and demanded its withdrawal.
- •Law Minister Nirmal Kumar clarified that only a few specific matters have been exempted from RTI.
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The TDK government issued an order exempting the law and order division under the public sector from the Right to Information Act by declaring it an organization involved in intelligence and security operations.
Reports on student, farmer, and political party protests, custodial deaths, shootings, socio-caste conflicts, and requests to withdraw protest cases can no longer be obtained under RTI.
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan of the CPI(M) condemned the order as an attempt to turn Tamil Nadu into a police state and demanded its withdrawal. Meanwhile, Law Minister Nirmal Kumar clarified that only a few matters have been exempted.
