Dear All,

Please go through the details carefully & try to be part of this mission against corruption. Things to know about Lok pal Bill-:


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Existing System

No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. Before starting investigation or prosecution in any case, they have to take permission from the same bosses, against whom the case has to be investigated.

System Proposed by civil society

Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be independent bodies. ACB and CBI will be merged into these bodies. They will have power to initiate investigations and prosecution against any officer or politician without needing anyone’s permission. Investigation should be completed within 1 year and trial to get over in next 1 year. Within two years, the corrupt should go to jail.

Existing System

No corrupt officer is dismissed from the job because Central Vigilance Commission, which is supposed to dismiss corrupt officers, is only an advisory body. Whenever it advises government to dismiss any senior corrupt officer, its advice is never implemented.

System Proposed by civil society

Lokpal and Lokayukta will have complete powers to order dismissal of a corrupt officer. CVC and all departmental vigilance will be merged into Lokpal and state vigilance will be merged into Lokayukta.

Existing System

No action is taken against corrupt judges because permission is required from the Chief Justice of India to even register an FIR against corrupt judges.
Lokpal & Lokayukta shall have powers to investigate and prosecute any judge without needing anyone’s permission.

System Proposed by civil society

Nowhere to go - People expose corruption but no action is taken on their complaints. Lokpal & Lokayukta will have to enquire into and hear every complaint.

Existing System

There is so much corruption within CBI and vigilance departments. Their functioning is so secret that it encourages corruption within these agencies.

System Proposed by civil society

All investigations in Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be transparent. After completion of investigation, all case records shall be open to public. Complaint against any staff of Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be enquired and punishment announced within two months.

Existing System

Weak and corrupt people are appointed as heads of anti-corruption agencies.

System Proposed by civil society

Politicians will have absolutely no say in selections of Chairperson and members of Lokpal & Lokayukta. Selections will take place through a transparent and public participatory process.

Existing System

Citizens face harassment in government offices. Sometimes they are forced to pay bribes. One can only complaint to senior officers. No action is taken on complaints because senior officers also get their cut.

System Proposed by civil society

Lokpal & Lokayukta will get public grievances resolved in time bound manner, impose a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay to be deducted from the salary of guilty officer and award that amount as compensation to the aggrieved citizen.

Existing System

Nothing in law to recover ill gotten wealth. A corrupt person can come out of jail and enjoy that money.

System Proposed by civil society

Loss caused to the government due to corruption will be recovered from all accused.

Existing System

Small punishment for corruption- Punishment for corruption is minimum 6 months and maximum 7 years.

System Proposed by civil society

Enhanced punishment - The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

regards.......

I absolutely respect Anna and his team but I do not agree to his version of Lokpal bill. The basic flaw in his version is that he wants another bureaucracy to be created which would be manned by the same people (ACB and CBI) who are steeped in to corruption. What is required is TRANSPARENCY in Govt. action, overhaul of judiciary and judicial system (Prior to its destruction by Indira, High Courts and Supreme court were free of corruption), Computerization of land records, (Deepak parekh, most respected Indian Industrialist) has gone on record to state that if Land acquisition policy is made transparent, then 50 % of corruption would be eliminated.

Even if Anna's demands are met, Kangress would poison the Lokpal and Lokpal would act like crony of Kangress as happens with retired judges who are apponted on various commissions. Just recall some joker (Retired judge) appointed by another Joker Lalu gave a report that Godhra incident was as a result of Self combustion of the bogey without ever explaining how the train was stopped by pulling the chain at a strategic place, crowd of Muslims gathered there, stones thrown on a particular bogey and the doors were barred from outside etc. Ultimately there is no guarantee that Lokpal would not be a corrupt guy.

Finally so long as mother of all corruption Kangress is there, nothing would solve the problem.

However, I do agree that Anna's solution is better than no action, if the politicians cannot find a better solution.

Three cheers for Anna and his team