India, Jan. 30 -- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday cited the suggestion in the Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament a day earlier, for a "re-examination" of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and accused the government of systematically weakening it.

Kharge said the survey suggested a possible "ministerial veto" to withhold information and wants to explore the possibility of shielding public service records, transfers, and staff reports of bureaucrats from public scrutiny.

"In 2019, the Modi Govt hacked away at the RTI Act, seizing control over Information Commissioners' tenure and pay, converting independent watchdogs into submissive functionaries," Kharge said on X.

Kharge said over 26,000 RTI cases were pending as of 202...