Jaipur: The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and other civil society groups have decided to conduct a ground survey in Beawar and Rajsamand districts to identify eligible voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and assess how many risk losing their voting rights.The decision was taken at an event in Narbadkheda, Beawar, to mark 21 years of the Right to Information Act, with activists vowing to help affected voters seek re-inclusion in the electoral rolls and demand accountability from election officials.The survey will identify eligible voters excluded during the SIR exercise and help affected people pursue the restoration of their names through democratic and constitutional means, said Mukesh of MKSS. “We will initially begin with Beawar and Rajsamand districts, where we have a good presence. Later, we may conduct the survey in other districts,” he added.The event brought together social workers from 10 states, members of the workers-farmers movement, youth and hundreds of women from Badnor, Jawaja, Jaitaran, Bhim and Deogarh. Participants discussed the history of the RTI movement and the challenges facing transparency and govt accountability.Social worker Aruna Roy said the RTI law was the outcome of a long struggle led by ordinary people. She highlighted the contribution of Beawar, Bhim and adjoining areas to the movement.Nikhil Dey said RTI empowered citizens to question govt and obtain information about its functioning.PUCL national president Kavita Srivastava described the law as an important instrument of public participation and accountability. She also condemned the alleged attack on RTI activists in Beawar and demanded action.Participants also called for an accountability law to make govt officials answerable to citizens.
