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Raise voice against corruption with the help of RTI: judge

BANGALORE: Karnataka High Court Judge N. Kumar on Sunday called upon the general public to “raise their voice” against corruption in the interests of the country by making use of tools such as Right to Information Act.

“Within your resources and limitations, you must ensure that this trend (of corruption) is checked.

“You cannot tackle this menace if you just confine yourself to home and express concern over it,” Mr. Kumar remarked while delivering a talk on “Right to Information Act – An aid to Rule of Law,” at a programme organised by the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs in Bangalore. Responding to complaints that those who fight against corruption had been targeted by vested interests in some instances, he said, “You are bound to be affected if you are fighting against corruption.”

“You must be ready to make some sacrifices if you are serious about fighting corruption. This will happen during the initial days,” he said.

He described RTI Act as an effective tool to check corruption and ensure transparency in public offices.

He said corruption had impacted every walk of life in the country. Perhaps, there is more black money in the country than white money, he remarked.

Expressing concern over the nexus between politicians and criminals, he wondered why politicians, if concerned with people and the country, do not formulate legislation to prevent persons with criminal backgrounds from entering politics, as suggested in the 170th report of the Law Commission.

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