Government has agreed to make public the audio recordings of proceedings of the Joint Drafting Committee constituted to draft the Lokpal Bill.

Earlier, responding to the RTI query, the DOPT had said that they require the nod of Law ministry to make public audio recordings of the closed door meetings between the Govt and Annna team.

In a recent reply, the department asked the RTI applicant to deposit Rs 450 as additional fee for providing the audio recordings of the deliberations.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that any information permissible under the RTI act would be brought under public domain.

“The audio recordings of the meetings of the Joint Drafting Committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill have now become available with the undersigned. There are nine CDs and you may deposit copying fee of Rs 450 so that copies of the CDs can be supplied to you,” Under Secretary of DoPT, Amarjit Singh wrote