Chandigarh, March 25 -- Leader of the opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa and Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh on Tuesday, demanded an immediate rollback of the Punjab government's decision to end free online access to FIRs and daily diary reports (DDRs). The backlash follows a Hindustan Times report on the state notification that mandates a fee of Rs.80 for downloading an FIR and Rs.100 for a DDR from police portals. The notification has been issued by the department of good governance and information technology, said officials. According to special director general of police (community affairs) Gurpreet Kaur Deo, "The decision is in line with government directions. The complainant can get a free copy from the police station, while online access is now chargeable." However, the reason to impose fee on FIR downloads couldn't be ascertained. When contacted, minister Aman Arora, who heads department of good governance and information technology, said his department has only notified the decision, the move was initiated by the home department. Slamming the move, Bajwa argued that it violates the spirit of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in the Youth Bar Association of India case, which tied free, 24-hour digital access of FIRs to Article 21 (Right to Life and Liberty). "Digital governance was meant to make justice accessible and free, not to become a revenue-generating tool for a cash-strapped government," he said. Echoing the concerns, Pargat accused the AAP government of burdening citizens under the guise of administrative efficiency....