‘ God’ RTI stumps law ministry

New Delhi: Who is “Eeshwar”, in whose name top constitutional functionaries and legislators take oath of office? This RTI query stumped the law ministry, which said there is no

constitutional provision defining the term. RTI appli

cant Shradhanand Yogacharya also raised another query, seeking to

know the meaning of “Satyameva Jayate”, the motto inscribed at the base

of the national emblem. The application, which was

addressed to President’s secretariat, was transferred to the home ministry, which forwarded it to the law ministry. Failing to get any sat

isfactory response, Shradhanand took the matter to the Central Information Commission where,

during the hearing held through video conferencing,

a law ministry official told him that they can only provide information which is part of the records. —