Jharkhand: Marandi seeks early appointment of Chief Information Commissioner

Ranchi, Sep 18 (UNI) Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi on Friday urged Chief Minister Hemant Soren to expedite the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner and make the Jharkhand State Information Commission fully functional. In a letter to Soren, Marandi sought an immediate meeting of the selection committee, completion of the appointment process and resumption of regular hearings on appeals and complaints before the State Information Commission. Marandi said Information Commissioners had been appointed but the Chief Information Commissioner was yet to be appointed, preventing the commission from starting hearings on pending appeals and complaints. He said he had agreed…