Aruna Roy vs Narayan Datt Tiwari

Roy resigned from the IAS to work with rural communities in Rajasthan. This decision allowed her to engage in grassroots activism and eventually lead the RTI movement.

Aruna Roy co-founded MKSS in Rajasthan to organize rural workers and peasants for rights to minimum wages and social security. The organization pioneered the use of public hearings to expose corruption.

Roy was a key leader of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI), which successfully pushed for the passage of the RTI Act in 2005. The law gave citizens access to government documents.

Narayan Datt Tiwari was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, leading the Congress government. His first tenure focused on land reforms and education, but was cut short by the fall of the Congress government at the centre.

Tiwari returned as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second term. His tenure saw the implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations and faced challenges from the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

After the creation of Uttarakhand, Tiwari was appointed as the first Chief Minister of the new state. He oversaw the initial development and infrastructure projects in the hill state.

At the age of 89, Tiwari was embroiled in a paternity scandal when a woman claimed he was the father of her child. DNA tests confirmed his paternity, leading to public controversy and damage to his reputation.