LOKPAL BILL LOKPAL BILL

GOVERNMENT VS

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GOVERNMENT VS

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OBJECTIVE VIEWS

TEAM ANNA

SHOULD THE PM COME UNDER THE AMBIT OF LOKPAL?

GOVERNMENT

COMPLAIN OF ‘CORRUPTION’

7 MEMBER LOKPAL PANEL

GUILTY OR NOT GUILTYPM WILL HAVE TO RESIGN

POLITICAL INSTABILITY DURING ERA OF COALITION GOVTS/MULTIPLE PARTIES

NO POLITICAL SEAT IN INDIA IN WAR LIKE SITUATION

COMPLAIN OF ‘CORRUPTION’

COMPLAIN NOT ENTERTAINED UNLESS PM DEMITS OFFICE AFTER COMPLETING HIS TERM

FORMER PM PROSECUTED IF GUILTY

STABLE GOVT. FOR 5 YEARS EVEN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES

WHERE WILL THE GOVT. GET 50,000 “HONEST” JUNIOR LOKPALS, FROM THE SAME ‘CORRUPT SYSTEM’?

TEAM ANNA

SHOULD LOWER BUREAUCRACY BE UNDER AMBIT OF LOKPAL?

GOVERNMENTYES, IT SHOULD COME

WILL CREATE A FORCE OF 50,000 JUNIOR ‘LOKPALS’ TO MONITOR THE STATE AND CENTRAL BUREAUCRACY

EVERYBODY WILL OVERSEE EVERYBODY

NO IT SHOULD NOT COME, ONLY HIGHER BUREAUCRACY FOR LARGE SCAMS

1.5 CRORE GOVT EMPLOYEES – SYSTEMS LIKE RTI, PUBLIC GRIEVENCES, E-GOVERNANCE ALREADY IN PLACE AND ARE BENIFITING ‘AAM AADMI’ !

THE FEAR OF A LOKPAL ENQUIRY WILL RESULT IN SLOW DECISION MAKING AT LOWER LEVEL, PAIN FOR AAM AADMI !

SUCH ALLEGATIONS SHOULD BE LEFT TO BE INVESTIGATED AND PROSECUTED BY THE PARLIAMENT AND IN COURT

TEAM ANNA

SHOULD MP’S “CASH FOR VOTE” ETC BE INCLUDED?

GOVERNMENT

YES, IT SHOULD COME

ALLEGATION OF BRIBERY FOR VOTE OR SPEAK IN PARLIAMENT

7 MEMBER LOKPAL MAY/MAY NOT PROSECUTE AN ELECTED MP

NO IT SHOULD NOT COME

PARLIAMENT IS SUPREME AND UNDER CONSTITUTION ITS POWERS SHOULD NOT BE DISSOLVED, UNLESS THEY ARE AMMENDED

UNLESS ‘RIGHT TO RECALL’ IS IMPLEMENTED WITH ELECTORAL REFORMS THIS IS SUBVERSION OF POWERS OF PARLIAMENT

RESULTS IN INTERFERING IN THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF CONSTITUTION,WHERE THE 3 ORGANS- LEGILATURE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY ARE INDEPENDENT

LAW ALREADY DRAFTED AND ON WEBSITE OF MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, DUE SUGGESTIONS WILL BE ENTERTAINED AND REMOVAL OF JUDGES WILL FOLLOW ACCORDING TO THE LAW, LOKPAL CANNOT INTEREFE IN BASIC ORGANS

TEAM ANNA

SHOULD JUDICIARY BE BROUGHT UNDER LOKPAL?

GOVERNMENT

YES, IT SHOULD COME

7 MEMBER LOKPAL MAY/MAY NOT PROSECUTE THE JUDGE

SOLUTION IN JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BILL, NOT IN LOKPAL BILL

CHANGES THE BASIC FEDERAL STRUCTURE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

MORE LOKAYUKTAS CAN BE APPOINTED BY THE STATES WITH THEIR OWN LAWS

TEAM ANNA

LOKAYUKTA

GOVERNMENT

THE SAME BILL SHOULD PROVIDE LOKPAL AT CENTRE AND LOKAYUKTA IN STATES

MORE THAN 18 STATES ALREADY HAVE A LOKAYUKTA

EACH DEPARTMENT SHOULD SPECIFY WHICH WORK WILL BE DONE BY WHICH OFFICER IN HOW MUCH TIME

LOKPAL TO ACT AS OFFICER AND PENALTY TO BE IMPOSED IF NOT FOLLOWED

THE PM MONITORS THE MINISTRIES, THE MINISTERIES MONITOR THEIR DEPARTMENTS, RTI IN PLACE, SCOPE OF A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT BY ENGAGING IN REFORMS ON LARGE SCALE

TEAM ANNA

SHOULD EACH DEPT HAVE A CITIZEN CHARTER FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSEL ?

GOVERNMENTYES ALREADY A PUBLIC GRIEVANCE

REDRESS CELL IN PLACE IN CENTRAL GOVT

LOKPAL OVERSEES EVERY LITTLE THING, LOKPAL BECOMES SUPREME

LOKPAL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION

COMPLAINTS BY WHISTLEBLOWERS MUST BE TRACKED AND THEY MUST BE PROTECTED

BILL IN THE DOMAIN OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT, BEING DISCUSSED AND RELAVENT SUGGESTIONS WILL BE TAKEN. DUE PROCESS OF LEGISLATION WILL BE FOLLOWED

TEAM ANNA

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

GOVERNMENT

WORKING ON A SEPARATE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION BILL

3 MONTHS OF JAIL IF AGAINST A MEMBER OF LOKPAL

NO JAIL, FINE UPTO ONE LAKH IMPOSED BY THE LOKPAL THIS CLAUSE WILL HAVE

ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE FUNCTIONING OF A LOKPAL. MANY LESS COMPLAINTS WOULD BE RECEIVED

TEAM ANNA

FALSE/FRIVILOUS COMPLAINTS TO LOKPAL

GOVERNMENT

2 TO 5 YEARS OF JAIL IF A SERIOUS COMPLAINT. 20,000 TO 5 LAKH RUPEE PENALTY

ANYBODY CAN MAKE ANY COMPLAINT AND WILL BE SCOTT FREE

LOKPAL TO INITIATE PROSECUTION ACCORDING TO PAC (PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988)

LOKPAL CAN APPOINT RETIRED JUDGES/JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO PROSECUTE

THE COMPETANT AUTHORITY AFTER RECEIVING THE REPORT FROM LOKPAL HAS TO TAKE ACTION WITHIN 30 DAYS AND INFORM THE LOKPAL

TEAM ANNA

DISMISSAL OF A GOVT. OFFICIAL GUILTY OF CORRUPTION

GOVERNMENT

LOKPAL TO FILE A CASE IN SPECIAL COURT

PROSECUTION OF PM TO BE INITIATED BY SC ONLY BE SANCTION OF LOKPAL, HENCE LOKPAL BECOMES SUPER SANCTIONING AUTHORITY !

FOR PM/MINISTERS , THE REPORT OF LOKPAL TO BE TABLED IN LOK SABHA, THEN ACTION WITHIN 90 DAYS

MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT

PUBLIC SERVANT TO BE REMOVED IF FOUND GUILTY

TEAM ANNA

PUNISHMENT OF CORRUPTION

GOVERNMENT

MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT OF 10 YEARS

PUBLIC SERVANT TO BE REMOVED IF FOUND GUILTY

ACCORDING TO IPC, LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS 14 YEARS IF CONDUCT IS GOOD, FOR OFFENCES LIKE MURDER, FOR CORRUPTION- 10 YEARS SEEMS JUSTIFIED

CBI UNDER LOKPAL

TEAM ANNA

MERGER OF CBI WITH LOKPAL

GOVERNMENT

LOKPAL WILL HAVE ITS OWN INVESTIGATIVE WING

NO SANCTION SHALL BE REQUIRED BY THE LOKPAL TO INQUIRE ANY COMPLAINT AGAINST A PUBLIC SERVANT

ALREADY BURDENED CBI CANNOT PERFORM SO MANY FUNCTIONS, ITS WING SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED.

MAKE CBI INDEPENDENT

CBI UNDER LOKPAL CANNOT BE INDEPENDENT, FOR CBI TO BE INDEPENDENT- IT SHOULD BE MONITERED BY THE SUPREME COURT LIKE IN THE RECENT CORRUPTION CASES

TO THE PEOPLE

TEAM ANNA

WHO WILL LOKPAL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO?

GOVERNMENT

ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL THE EXECUTIVE, LEGILATURE AND JUDICIARY-ALL ORGANS OF THE CONSTITUTION

THIS WILL JUSTIFY ITS FUNCTION OF ACTING AS A ‘REAL OMBUDSMEN’ BETWEEN ALL ORGANS

TO BE PROSECUTED BY SUPREME COURT INITIATES PROCEEDINGS BY RECEIVING A COMPLAINT

LOKPAL IS A ‘ UELECTED SUPER EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY’, ACCOUNTABLE TO NONE- AS IT HAS THE POWERS TO PROSECUTE- LEGISLATURE, EXECUTIVE AS WELL AS JUDICIARY

SELECTION COMMITTEE OF 4 JUDGES, 2 POLITICIANS AND 2 BUREAUCRATS. MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE BE SELECTED BY 10 CVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES

TEAM ANNA

SELECTION OF LOKPAL MEMBERS

GOVERNMENT

SELECTION COMMITTEE OF 5 POLITICIANS, 2 JUDGES, AN EMINENT JURIST AND ONE EMINENT PERSON WITH DEALING WITH ANTI CORRUPTION

RTI CAN BE USED TO ATTAIN INFORMATION ON WHAT GROUNDS, THE COMMITTEE SELECTED THE MEMBERS OF THE LOKPAL

DEFINATION OF ‘CIVIL SOCIETY’ MEMBERS VAGUE. WHO REPRESENTS THAT ‘CIVIL SOCIETY’ NOT KNOWN

LOKPAL BUDGET CHARGED TO CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA

TEAM ANNA

FINANCES OF LOKPAL

GOVERNMENT

BUDGET TO BE DECIDED BY THE FINANCE MINISTRY

BUDGET DECIDED BY LOKPAL, NOT TO EXCEED 0.25% OF REVENUE OF GOVT OF INDIA

LOKPAL BECOMES THE ONLY ORGAN OF THE ‘GOVT’ WHOSE BUDGET IS NOT DECIDED BY FINANCE MINISTRY. AGAIN A ‘SUPER AUTHORITY’ !

LOKPAL BUDGET CHARGED TO CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA

INDIA IS GROWING AT 8.5% PER ANNUM. NO MINISTRY IN GOVT OF INDIA IS FACING REAL FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

LOKPAL CAN TAP PHONES

TEAM ANNA

POWERS TO TAP PHONES

GOVERNMENT

ENDANGERING NATIONAL SECURITY, IF HOME SEC IS NOT CONSULTED

SANCTION OF HOME SEC REQUIRED TO TAP PHONES

NO NGO’S COVERED OTHER THAN GOVT. FUNDED

TEAM ANNA

NGO’S UNDER LOKPAL

GOVERNMENT

NO TRANSPARENCY FOR PRIVATE PLAYERS, THE SO CALLED CORRUPTION CRUSADE IS ONLY AGAINST GOVERNMENT AND NOT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM

ALL NGO’S, OFFICERS OF ORGANIZATIONS HAVING AN ANNUAL INCOME ABOVE A SPECIFIED AMOUNT RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE PUBLIC.

CORRUPTION IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO DEALT WITH COMPREHENSIVELY

DO WE NEED A SUPER

MONSTER OR AN

OMBUDSMEN ?YOU BE THE

JUDGE !

DO WE NEED A SUPER

MONSTER OR AN

OMBUDSMEN ?YOU BE THE

JUDGE !