Ok. With all due respect to Mr Anna Hazare I would like to write a few lines about which I think is a very essential know-how part of this anti-corruption campaign or lokpal bill or citizen’s ombudsman act. This has gone too far that I had to grab a keyboard and had to write about it. People are just following a bunch of other people who are just inspired without knowing merits and demerits of this.
Okk I aasume that u know everything about it.u all know it from tv ,radio ,newspaper and wikipedia but still many people overlooks the problem this bill will create.they are just following a craze which have started.in this era of facebook and twitter anyone can be a part of this kind of madness.
Though it has touted as a 2nd freedom fighting to increase the spirit level in youth.but what is this.people are hacking their own nation’s website for this.a group named “anonymous” hacked Indian government’s National Informatics Centre.this is real madness.now this Anna and company is provocating people in the name of country. youth are feeling proud and thinking of them as a freedom fighter but in reality this is a mere stunt toget publicity.these cheap acts are tried long ago.this acts are time tested to make nuisance in the current governmental activities.
And in between Anna himself is provoked by the party BJP.BJP wants to overthrow congress and that why they are making Ramdev Babaji & Anna hazare their latest new weapon.all this is a political game.a very dirty political game.nah its not just I hate politics and I am writing ,spending my precious time on these controversial topics but I felt an urge to write.
I feel that there is a equilibrium maintained in our democracy,.yes our democracy is the worst but for that no one has rights to stir it again.this is not a freedom fight.whom we are fighting? why? Anti-corruption? the bill itself will give birth to more corrupt peoples.
Draft Lokpal Bill 2010
1. Lokpal will have no power to initiate suo moto action or receive complaints of corruption from the general public. It can only probe complaints forwarded by LS Speaker or RS Chairman.
2. Lokpal will only be an Advisory Body. Its part is only limited to forwarding its report to the “Competent Authority”
3. Lokpal will not have any police powers. It can not register FIRs or proceed with criminal investigations.
4. CBI and Lokpal will have no connection with each other.
5. Punishment for corruption will be minimum 6 months and maximum up-to 7 years.
6. Lokpal will have powers to initiate suo moto action or receive complaints of corruption from the general public.
7. Lokpal will be much more than an Advisory Body. It should be granted powers to initiate Prosecution against anyone found guilty.
8. Lokpal will have police powers. To say that it will be able to register FIRs.
9. Lokpal and anti corruption wing of CBI will be one Independent body.
10. The punishment should be minimum 5 years and maximum up-to life imprisonment.
11. Lokpal will not be a monopoly for particular area
Jan Lokpal Bill
1. Lokpal will have powers to initiate suo moto action or receive complaints of corruption from the general public.
2. Lokpal will be much more than an Advisory Body. It should be granted powers to initiate Prosecution against anyone found guilty.
3. Lokpal will have police powers. To say that it will be able to register FIRs.
4. Lokpal and anti corruption wing of CBI will be one Independent body.
5. The punishment should be minimum 5 years and maximum up-to life imprisonment.
6. Lokpal will not be a monopoly for particular area
A look at the salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill:
1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up
2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.
3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.
4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.
5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.
6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month’s time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.
7. But won’t the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won’t be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.
8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.
9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.
10. It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to those who are being victimized for raising their voice against corruption.
To summarise, we can say, it will give more power to RTI act, corruption will be tackled and dealt with quickly, whistle blowers will (most likely) also get some protection for raising their voice against corruption.
Not going any much further I would like to draw the attention towards some of the points shuffled out by Mr San Nayak (http://www.sannayak.com/What-is-Lokpal-Bill-India) ..
Advantage of Lokpal Bill
1. Major advantage of this bill is all about solving the No.1 problem of India is CORRUPTION.
2. Who will be the decision makers this time, nonpoliticians, non-bureaucrats, not a police officer.
3. This bill is proposed to the government again and again in last 50 years so this holds the believe of generations and we all think this can change the system.
4. The decision will be faster than what we have right now, the proposed decision will be 1 year and punishment will be executed in 2 years.
5. People will not have to go through the gruelling system to complain the crime.
Major Disadvantages of Lokpal Bill
This is not a mature bill, still lot many open issues, I will write them all here before I write about the possible fix for it. I could be an ignorant about the complete bill but I tried to read it from various places and I didn’t notice anyone describing these issues.
1. Huge burden on government to run this, it needs huge money to manage the head counts.
2. I don’t understand why it needs 1 year for decision and another 1 year for the punishment.
3. How someone can guarantee there will be “No minister or bureaucrat influence on their investigations.”
4. How can it be assured that Lokpal members are not corrupted? Don’t we have corrupted “judges, citizens and constitutional authorities”, who says only the politicians are corrupted?
I believe we are responsible for the corrupted system and we should be the one to fix it, government will have to support us as we support the government. Here are my thoughts.
- How can we reduce the monetary burden on government and solve the problem? We don’t need to hire the 100% decision makers, we can hire only administrative people to manage the system and the decision makers will be the regular citizens. We all solve some issues on daily basis and we don’t need to be qualified to solve them. There are more than 70% issues in India that don’t need be investigated at all. Lets say I applied for a passport renewal and the department lost it, there are 3-4 people responsible for handling the passport and everyone should be punished equally. Let them all pay Rs 10,000 each and find out who the real culprit internally. This way I get some compensation for losing the passport and the office work as a group rather than an individual. It is a common problem in India that the staffs think them to be individual than a group and they make you run from one to other for a small task. To make these kind of simple decisions we don’t need fulltime and highly qualified people. Who will be member for this case will be auto selected and everyone will be paid something to show up at the decided place. People who are not going to show up will end up in paying huge amount so that it becomes everyone’s responsibility to participate, there can be some excuses for emergency reasons.
- We don’t need 1 year to solve a case now, major part of the complains can be solved in 3 months and punished in 2-6 months if we make everyone to come and participate. Now the government will have at least 60 billion staff to handle the cases.
- People participating in the cases will be informed at the site on the details so there is no upfront information available or relation build before the D day. There can’t be any influence as no one gets time, influence will come in when we give time to the case and people on the case are known.
- How can a Lokpal member be corrupted now? Person doesn’t know anything, goes to solve a problem and takes a decision on the spot.
- For the case that needs to be investigated properly needs some fulltime employees as the decision makers. Give an opportunity to people above the age of 50 to retire from their regular job and join the department. They have 50 years of track record to prove if they are uncorrupted or not, this head count can be 50%. Other 50% can be fresh candidates from various ages.
- Every case should involve audience, if a person is not satisfied with the decision then he can take an audience poll for reapply. If audience support him to file again then he is not charged to re-file else he is going to pay good amount for reconsideration. Failing 3 times will lock him to the punishment and can’t apply for reconsideration to any of his cases for next 5 years.
There can be many things added to this bill to make it incorruptible. If we are just trying to shift from one corrupt system to another then there is no point in passing this. Making this bill a best one is the job of the government and we all have to participate and make it work from approval to execution.
If you ask me I would rather say that Corruption is more or less a kind of symptom similar to the chaotic personality of a child who did not receive a proper moral upbringing. It reflects the sick health of a disorderly society. Let us not leave society die a dastardly death because of corruption. Along with a fatherly Lokpal we all need a society which makes living through honest means a spontaneity. I still believe if a child didn't receive proper upbringing can change and correct himself during the adolescence if fallen into right group of people. This country needs a better tomorrow and I know it is coming, I am in doubt "who is ringing the bell". Will it be a government or public?
I truly think that there is no need for another bill in dia.we just need to follow the previous bills more strictly.we dont need another body of peoples to do the job.we can do it ourselves.we just have to be more strict and specific.the problem is our generation is not strict.Singapore Bangkok Malaysia Arab has strict rules and penalties for convicts.so people fear to do any bad things.no matter how small and big it is.but in India our government is too soft.
Yes it sounds like dream that one day when we wake up we will see that there is no corruption but this is just a child’s dream I don’t know but is Mr.Hazare lost it ?? life is no fairy tale.freedom from anything is a slow and continuas process.
Many says that to fight with justice we need a separate powerful body like lokpal.but what if it overthrows the government and takes the power like in Nazi Germany third Reich takes over the power from government??
Its almost 10am now.people are calling and texting me to march with them for supporting Anna’s Protest but I am yet not sure whether to go or not to go …
Tell me people.should I support ??
Good bye
JAI HIND
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