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| Shocking! Minister's wife "threatens" activist for seeking information under RTI Act | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 7: In what could snowball into a big political controversy, a wife of a Minister in Omar Abdullah led NC-Congress Government here, is learnt to have threatened a Right To Information (RTI) activist of dire consequences if he failed to drop the idea of seeking information against the department headed by her husband.
Reliable sources revealed that "on Tuesday afternoon, the wife of a Minister made a call from her mobile number at the residence of the RTI activists and inquired about him. She wished to talk to him but the family members informed the woman that he is not at home." "Following this," sources further revealed, "the lady again during the late afternoon hours made a call and inquired if the activist had returned home or not. She was again replied not yet. When the family members of the activist asked that who is on the other end why she wanted to talk to the person in question, she immediately claimed to be wife of a Minister and wanted to know from activist why he is interested in gathering information against the department, which is headed by none other than her husband."
"The family members cleared to her that their family head (RTI activist) is a known social worker and is fighting against corruption through Public Interest Litigations (PILs) and whatever decision he takes that are his own independent decisions and he does not involve family members in those issues," shared reliable sources further adding that "wife of the Minister immediately tried to influence the family members pointing out that Ministers are quite powerful and one should rather remain friendly with them instead of waging a war against them."
"Later, during late evening hours, few persons in an inebriated condition visited the house of RTI activist and threatened the family members of dire consequences, if he moved further inquiring/seeking information under RTI Act," sources further disclosed.
"Following pressure tactics and indirect threat by the wife of Minister and direct threats by some alleged goons believed to be the supporters of the Minister in question, the family members immediately called him up and narrated the entire conversation with a lady claiming to be a wife of a Minister. The activist without wasting time, in a written statement, informed the senior police officers and asked for thorough investigation into the matter," sources further shared and added "he also approached to his legal counsel who has suggested to file a written complaint before the Registrar Judicial, Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Jammu wing, so that when the PIL comes up for next hearing, it shall be prayed before the hon'ble Judges to discuss the said sensitive issue as well." |
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