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Voluntary
groups send a model Lokpal bill to PM
Wednesday December 01, 2010 09:54:44 PM ,
IANS
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New Delhi: A group of
voluntary organisations Wednesday sent a model Lokpal Bill to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to make it a law to
plug loopholes in the anti-corruption system in the country.
"The two cornerstones of Indian enforcement infrastructure are the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Chief Vigilance
Commission (CVC). Unfortunately, both have been rendered
ineffective due to the way they have been set up," RTI activist
Arvind Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal said the CVC is independent but does not have powers
while the CBI has powers but is not independent. As a result, the
first cannot punish while the latter cannot investigate fairly.
"There is an urgent need for an effective alternative. The
government is purportedly working on a bill to set up such an
agency with the name of Lokpal. However, it seeks to make the
Lokpal an advisory body without jurisdiction over bureaucracy.
These provisions will make the Lokpal ineffective," he said.
According to voluntary organisations, six features are necessary
for effectiveness of the Lokpal -- independence from the
government; complete jurisdiction over politicians, bureaucrats
and judiciary; powers to investigate and prosecute without prior
permission; capability of recovering losses from a convicted
public servant, protection to whistleblowers; and a transparent,
participatory process of appointment of Lokpal which is
independent of political interference.
These draft Lokpal Bill has been put together by the activist
group with the advice of a number of relevant experts like Justice
Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge and the Lokayukta of
Karnataka, former CVC Pratyush Sinha, and eminent Supreme Court
lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
"There is no law in the country which provides for recovery of the
loss caused to the government due to the corruption of any
politician or officer. For the first time, this bill seeks to
recover the loss suffered by the government from those who are
convicted. Lokpal shall also be responsible for providing
protection to whistleblowers," said former top policewoman Kiran
Bedi.
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