The NCPRI has drafted model rules for the Whistle Blowers Protection Act and has sent a copy of these rules to the PM and the concerned minister.
The Whistle Blowers Protection Act was passed by Parliament in February 2014 after a sustained campaign by the NCPRI and families of slain whistleblowers.
The Act received the President's assent in May 2014. Since the time the Act was passed by Parliament, at least 3 more people have been allegedly killed for exposing corruption. These whistleblowers could have been afforded protection had the Act been enforced, NCPRI said in a statement.
Chandra Mohan Sharma, aged 38, had filed over 300 requests for information regarding encroachments on government land, costs for building government roads, the functioning of residents' welfare associations and allotment of land by the government. His body was recovered from his car near his house in Greater Noida, both he and the vehicle were badly charred.
These deaths add to the long list of more than 40 whistleblowers who have been killed in the last few years for demanding accountability from public authorities and exposing corruption. Any further delay in bringing the Act into force will expose more whistle blowers to undue harm, NCPRI said.