Chandigarh- December 17th- RTI Activists Federation Punjab strongly condemns attack on its Activist Dr. Puran Singh of Bareta( Mansa District)- Dr. Puran Singhm an activist of RTI Activists Federation was attacked today in his house at about 12.30 Noon by two persons, allegedly at the instance of a depot Holder about whom he had filed certain RTI Applications demanding some information; he has suffered injuries at his hand when he resisted the two assailants who had attacked him with knives; the assailants fled away from the spot while warning him that he must not file any RTI Applications against that particular depot holder; Dr. Singh has been admitted in Civil Hospital Budhlada, where he is being examined by the doctors.
Advocate H.C. Arora, State President of RTI Activists Federation Punjab has strongly condemned this attack on Dr. Puran Singh and has appealed to all the activists of Punjab to come together for opposing such cowardly attacks by corrupt elements in the society; he has also again appealed to the Punjab Government to bring some legislation for protecting the RTI Whistle Blowers, as the State Information Commission has “miserably failed” to give them any protection.