A number of RTI activists from Gujarat on Sunday resolved to form an association to address their issues in the wake of the rising number of attacks on them.
Around 50 RTI activists from , Surat, Kutiyana and Khambha organised a protest programme under the aegis of Citizens Resource and Actions Initiatives (CRANTI) near Lal Darjawa today.
Among the participants were Bhikhu Jethava, father of RTI activist Amit Jethava, who was killed last July; Bhagu Dewani who was recently attacked in Porbandar; and family members of Jabbardan Gadhvi, who had committed suicide in Kutch district.
Bharat Jhala of CRANTI said RTI activists are being attacked for exposing illegal activities, which are going on with the connivance of politicians. Jhala said the government is not providing any protection to the activists, and so they have decided to form an association to look into these issues.
