Fighting corruption in Kashmir becomes tougher as territory loses its Right to Information law. “In August 2019, when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed in Indian Parliament, it effectively ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir…Activists and lawyers say the central [RTI] law is less progressive than the state law.”
Safwat Zargar/Scroll.in: https://scroll.in/article/985344/fighting-corruption-in-kashmir-becomes-tougher-as-territory-loses-its-right-to-information-law
What ails the CIAA? (Op-ed). “But the problem with the agency is that it is dominated by lawyers and police people who are interested in fighting rather than investigating corruption. If it is the purpose of the agency is to fight and control corruption better rename the agency as Corruption Controlling Agency rather than “Commission for Investigating the Abuse of Authority”. ”
Narayan Manandhar/Lokantar: https://english.lokaantar.com/news/detail/21056/
Gang close to Bangladesh PM extracts bribes for state contracts. “A criminal gang is colluding with Bangladesh’s security forces to extract bribes for state contracts and job positions, all the while maintaining powerful links with the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an Al Jazeera investigation has found.”
Al Jazeera Investigative Unit: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/gang-close-to-bangladesh-pm-extracts-bribes-for-state-contracts
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