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#JBDY | Ep. 1: ‘Data Protection’ or Scuttling RTI? The govt is using “data protection” as a smokescreen. Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri highlight how critical info could now be withheld—severely undermining transparency and people’s right to know. Watch Now:

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