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New Delhi, July 31: Arvind Kejriwal, the head of Parivatan citizen`s movement, was on Monday selected for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.
The sense of joy on winning the Magasaysay Award was mixed with a tinge of sadness for anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal who regrets that he has not received due recognition for his work in his own country.
"I am happy as well as sad," said Kejriwal, who heads `Parivartan`, a Delhi-based "citizens` movement" against corruption, as he heard the news of his selection for this year`s award for emergent leadership.
He said the award was an international recognition of his fight against corruption, which has not been recognised by the government.
"The government`s decision to change the Right to Information Act will kill the entire legislation," said Kejriwal, a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur.
Kejriwal joined the civil services as a member of the Indian Revenue Service in 1992, is currently on leave from the government for two years.
He said by keeping file notings outside the purview of the Act, the government proposes to keep key information of a particular decision making process away from the reach of the common man.
"Being in government service, I know how important these notings are every information of any decision making process has a link with the noting," Kejriwal said.
He said the RTI Act came into force about eight months back and the government should leave it unchanged for at least two-to-three years before making any decision on changing it.
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