This Man Quit His Job In Kanpur and Returned To His Village To Help Fight Corruption

Admin 26-May-2016 10:54:07 Inothernews

This Man Quit His Job In Kanpur and Returned To His Village To Help Fight Corruption


All of us complain about the government and corruption, but do we ever really do anything about it? As patriotic as most of us might feel, few of us ever go out of our way to help those in need. In this case, having the heart to fight bureaucracy and willing to stand up against class distinction in favour of those we often neglect. But the light is far from dying and a gentleman from a small village in northern Uttar Pradesh is testament to it. We're talking about K M Yadav, the badass advocate of the Indian citizens' right to information. The RTI law has been considered as one of the best advancements toward fighting corruption in the country, since 2005. Being lauded by officials and citizens alike, the RTI law has helped expose a huge amount of wrongdoings and corruption in government departments. A law basically provided the general citizenship with a real power to question the system and criticize it. If there is ever a way to flip the bird to the establishment, this is it.



And, while you're in Chaubepur village in northern UP, you might just come across one of the country's most badass RTI advocates at a local tea stall.

But, it's far from just another tea stall. The little shack doubles as Mr Yadav's office where he holds meetings perpetuating the RTI law as a baton for his fellow villagers, helping them claim access to critical government information that they can then use to reap their rights and benefits. He is the voice for the voiceless, and he's as loud as it gets.

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Having been a part of RTI awareness since 2010, Mr Yadav soon realized that Indian villages were in dire need of the law.

Quitting his job and secure life in Kanpur for a small room in the UP village, Mr Yadav soon began working from the chai shop urging people from within and neighbouring villages to take his aid in exploiting their right to receive information from the government. At present, Mr Yadav stands at having filed over 800 RTI applications ranging across subjects of land disputes, loan schemes, pensions, road construction, and more. These aren't just statistics, they are proof of a very tangible improvement in the villagers' lives.

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