RTI guarantee to hold power to account: Wajahat Habibullah

Srinagar, Sep 23: The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC), J&K organised a Mohammad Shafi Pandit Memorial Lecture to commemorate the life and legacy of late Mohammad Shafi Pandit, a distinguished civil servant who, all his life, strived for social reform and good governance.

The memorial lecture delivered by Wajahat Habibullah, former Chief Commissioner, Central Information Commission, centred on RTI and Good Governance – Responsibility of Civil Society.

Wajahat Habibullah traced the evolution of the Right to Information (RTI) in India and its indispensable role in strengthening democratic governance. He underscored that civil society must actively engage with the RTI framework to ensure accountability and transparency--principles that were central to late Shafi Pandit's life and work.

Earlier, in his welcome address, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Chairman GCC spoke on the role and responsibility of civil society at large in raising issues of public importance, thereby furthering the cause of good governance.

Ganai credited Shafi Pandit for laying the foundation of Group of Concerned Citizens, J&K, ( GCC) and assured to carry forward the good work done by him.

Meanwhile, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, N N Vohra has lauded the legacy of Late Mohammad Shafi Pandit.