AFTER RTI, SONIA's PHOTO FROM HARYANA'S ADVTS DISAPPEARED
M K Gupta, RTI Volunteer
Now, the photos of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Congress President, from the advts. of Haryana govt. has been taken out after an applicant filed an RTI asking for the justification for the same. The RTI application was sent to the Chief Minister's office and supinely, from the next date of the receipt of application on 7th Dec. 09, Mrs. Gandhi's photos disappeared from the advts. The reply of PIO was vague as he informed that the advts are issued by the Press Information Bureau (Patra Soochna Karyalaya) of Union Govt. and on that basis, photos have been published.
The information received from the PIO about the expenditure on such advts is given below.
| Year | Amount (In crore) |
| 2006 | 288764 |
| 2007 | 2723585 |
| 2008 | 5458427 |
| 2009 (Election year for Haryana Assembly | 23781620 (Maximum expenditure) |
| Electronic Media | 63090227 |
| Total | 9,53,43,623 |
(Courtesy- Apna Panna, Monthly journal devoted to RTI)
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