Former Chief Information Commissioner of the National Information Commission, Krishna Hari Baskota, has said that it is imperative for the concerned bodies to provide information easily when Nepali citizens request it.

In an interaction on the right to information organized by the District Administration Office, Palpa for the district's information officers, former Chief Information Commissioner Baskota said that anyone should not hide information according to the constitution. He also said that those who hide information under the guise of administrators and positions will be considered to be making a mockery of democracy. He stressed that anyone who hides information using the rights granted by the constitution should be brought to justice. 

He said that since the right to information is considered a fundamental element of democracy, administrators or other sectors should not even think about thwarting the right to information. He said that the right to privacy includes matters that undermine sovereign power, are under investigation, serious financial secrecy, disturb ethnic harmony, and extremely personal information.

He also emphasized that information should be provided within the specified time limit when requested by the service recipient. He said that some offices do not make information public and that a person may be involved in corruption. 

Baskota said that the right to information is a natural right of the general public and its full implementation should be done. He said that since the constitution has given the right to information as a fundamental right, no one can thwart it. He said that the right to information should be within the reach of the general public to strengthen and consolidate this system of the country. 

Palpa Chief District Officer Binu Bajracharya Kunwar said that the issue of information officers is also discussed in the meeting of the office heads and that the constitution itself has made provision for government and public offices to provide information. He said that since citizens have established access to information, all state mechanisms should take information as infrastructure.