“The Right to Information Act acts as a watchdog of democracy.”

“The Right to Information Act acts as a watchdog of democracy.” Explain.

Answer:

  • The best laws are those which empower people to carry out democratic reforms.
  • The Right to Information Act empowers the people to find out the role of government and makes its functioning more transparent.
  • The citizens have the right to ask what happened and how it happened. It helps them check corruption, malpractices, etc.