ranchi: After the implementation of Right to Information in the country, Prabhat Khabar launched a special campaign to make people aware about this right and to utilize it. The name of the campaign was Ghoos ko Ghunsa. The Right to Information Act was implemented across the country on 12th October 2005 but people were not aware of their rights and how and where they would get information. Bribes were being demanded from people to do their work. Therefore, camps were being organised in 50 cities across the country. Prabhat Khabar had organised camps in six places in Jharkhand and Bihar to inform people about this act.
A grand programme was held in Ranchi and Patna.
A grand programme was organised in Ranchi and Patna. Apart from these, there were also events in Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Deoghar and Dumka. morning news He had set up the camp. This camp was not just for one day but lasted for 15 days starting from July 1, 2006. On the first day of this camp in Ranchi, the then Chief Minister Arjun Munda, Assembly Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari and Leader of Opposition Sudhir Mahato were present. Sunil Mahato (MP) in Jamshedpur, PN Singh (former minister) in Dhanbad, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi in Patna, SP Suman Gupta in Deoghar and DC Ajay Sinha in Dumka were present as guests in the camp. These guests also played the role of sensitizing the citizens. The main objective of this camp was to inform the people about the Right to Information Act and not to give bribes for any work. Also, it was necessary to explain how a citizen can get information and what are his rights. The same happened.
The camp lasted 15 days for the campaign.
This camp lasted for 15 days. Hundreds of people used to come in large numbers to each camp. They were told that if their government work was not being done, then they should ask for information and not pay money to get the work done. These camps gave very good results. People used to come with their own problems. Their news was also published. The issue of someone’s electricity bill was pending for months and someone was not receiving the birth certificate. People started seeking information from the concerned department through RTI. Officials and employees who were pressing files for money had no option but to work. In this way hundreds of people got relief.
Right to information used in journalism
morning news He vigorously exercised the right to information in journalism. For this purpose, a freelance correspondent was appointed. His job was to collect information from all the departments of the newspaper through Right to Information (RTI). This correspondent filed dozens of RTI applications and one news item after another came out. Without RTI, such news could not have come out of the government departments. It is clear that Prabhat Khabar tried to bring about a revolution in journalism by publishing news through RTI.
Officials often tried to postpone the matter.
Although the officials also made efforts to ensure that minimum news came out through RTI. He tried to postpone the matter. But Prabhat Khabar continuously published advertisements in newspapers, organised awareness camps in cities and told people how work can be done without paying bribes. The campaign was aggressive and even spread that if someone asks for bribe then punch him. Although it was just a slogan to make people aware. Prabhat Khabar has never been in favour of resorting to violence or aggression to correct the system. Through such campaigns public interest journalism was done and common people benefited from this campaign.
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