Tamil Nadu government restricts access to law and order RTI information
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The Tamil Nadu government issued an order restricting access to information related to law and order under the Right to Information Act.
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- The Tamil Nadu government issued an order exempting certain law and order information from the Right to Information Act.
- Citizens can no longer request details regarding protests, police torture, custodial deaths, or police firing incidents under this law.
- Records concerning the withdrawal of cases related to political reasons or caste conflicts are also excluded.
- Political leaders have condemned the decision, arguing it undermines transparency and attempts to turn the state into a police-run entity.
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