<h1>Public authority status of political parties questioned; amendment proposed to exclude them from RTI due to alternate disclosure regimes.</h1> Proposed amendment seeks to exclude political parties from the RTI Act definition of public authority, contesting a CIC decision that parties are public authorities based on indirect government financing and public duties. The memorandum points to the Representation of the People Act and tax law as comprehensive statutory regimes governing party registration, donor disclosure, audited accounts, election expense reporting, and penalties for false affidavits, arguing these mechanisms provide public access to information and justify exclusion from the RTI framework.