THE Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the government to disclose details about foreign visits undertaken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and costs incurred during these trips, besides the purpose of these visits.
The CIC was responding to an appeal filed by Hisar-based RTI applicant Ramesh Verma, who sought to know from the Prime Minister’s Office information pertaining to the foreign visits of Sonia Gandhi, costs incurred, benefits and purpose of these visits. “It seems the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry had informed that the Central Government had incurred no expenditure on the foreign visits of Sonia Gandhi during the last 10 years. However, the Cabinet Secretariat had no knowledge if any information had been given to the applicant regarding her foreign visits as the chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC),” Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra pointed out, giving 10 days to the government to furnish the details.
