Students as lawmakers & changemakers
Historically, students have played a substantial role in strengthening democracy of India.
They are at better place than other sections of the society, to drive social change and advocating for various causes. They have time to discuss and to debate the social issues among different students’ groups. They join hands, hold peaceful protest and run campaign offline and online. Their diverse perspectives coming from different knowledge and experiences shape the democracy.
Our Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in power move various bills in the Parliament, which get debated through counter questions from MPs sitting in opposition. Unfortunately, in this exercise of debate, students feel handicapped as they don’t get any chance to question the government directly. Despite having legal right to question, students have not much used this legal right i.e.“Right to Information”.
Through Right to Information, students can ask questions from any Member of Parliament being a public authority in a same manner as any MP asks questions in Parliament.
Exercise of right to information empowers students to impact our laws and democracy in a meaningful manner.
Law students throughout their college days, read and understand different laws. They have an edge over students of other streams to ask better questions by interpreting different laws. By seeking relevant information under RTI, students can become changemakers and shape the democracy.
Legal Aid Clinics of law colleges can also setup RTI Cells which can guide law students in filing RTI applications. This will not only enable law students in entering into real world of law but it will also advance the cause of promoting legal clinical education.
Use RTI to strengthen democracy.
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