Karnataka Govt Mulls RTI Rule Review Amidst Misuse Claims

The Karnataka government is considering changing the rules of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

This is because some politicians from different parties believe the act is being misused to bother and threaten government officials, as well as to potentially blackmail officials.

A legislator named Mahantesh Koujalagi raised the issue, suggesting that the government should consider increasing the RTI application fees.

The government has stated that it will look into ways to prevent misuse, like repeated applications and proxies, and is open to revising the fees.