New Delhi, November 18: Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejariwal today wrote to Leader of Opposition L K Advani asking him not to attend the selection meeting for the post of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) till the process is made transparent.
Kejariwal and a few RTI activists have also written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi demanding that the next CIC be appointed through a “transparent, inclusive and participatory” process.
The selection committee comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition L K Advani and Law Minister Veerappa Moiley is likely to meet on Friday evening to decide on the appointment, official sources said.
–Agencies