Group Discussion On Which Is Better, Lokpal Bill or Jan Lokpal Bill?'

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Group Discussion On Which is better, lokpal bill

or jan lokpal bill?

Issue The Jan Lokpal Bill Government's


Lokpal Bill
Prime Minister PM can be investigated PM can be investigated by
with permission of seven Lokpal after she/he
member Lokpal bench. vacates office.
Judiciary Can be investigated, Judiciary is exempt and
though high level will be covered by a
members may be separate "judicial
investigated only with accountability bill".
permission of a seven
member Lokpal bench.
Conduct of MPs Can be investigated with Can be investigated, but
permission of seven their conduct within
member Lokpal bench. Parliament, such as
voting, cannot be
investigated.
Lower bureaucracy All public servants would Only senior officers (Group
be included. A) will be covered.
Anti-corruption wing of the The Anti-corruption wing The Anti-corruption wing
Central Bureau of of the CBI will be merged of the CBI cannot be
Investigation (CBI) into the Lokpal. merged into the Lokpal.
Removal of Lokpal Any person can bring a Any "aggrieved party" can
members and Chair complaint to the Supreme raise a complaint to the
Court, who can then President, who will refer
recommend removal of the matter to the CJI.
any member to the
President.
Removal of Lokpal staff Complaints against Lokpal Lokpal will conduct
and officers staff will be handled by inquiries into its own
independent boards set- behaviour.
up in each state,
composed of retired
bureaucrats, judges, and
civil society members.
Lokayukta Lokayukta and other All state anti-corruption
local/state anti-corruption agencies would be closed
agency would remain in and responsibilities taken
place. over by centralised
Lokpal.
Whistleblower protection Whistleblowers are No protection granted to
protected by Lokpal. whistleblowers by Lokpal
Mahima.
Punishment for corruption Lokpal can either directly Lokpal can only refer
impose penalties, or refer matters to the courts, not
the matter to the courts. take any direct punitive
Penalties can include actions. Penalties remain
removal from office, equivalent to those in
imprisonment, and current law.
recovery of assets from
those who benefited from
the corruption.
Investigatory powers Lokpal can obtain wiretaps Lokpal can issue contempt
( to make a connection to orders, and has the ability
a telegraph or telephone to punish those in
wire in order to obtain contempt. No authority to
information secretly), obtain wiretaps, issue
issue rogatory letters, and rogatory letters, or recruit
recruit investigating investigating officers.
officers. Cannot issue
contempt orders.
False, frivolous and Lokpal can issue fines for Court system will handle
vexatious complaints frivolous complaints matters of frivolous
(including frivolous complaints. Courts can
complaints against Lokpal give 25 years
itself), with a maximum imprisonment and fines of
penalty of Rs 100,000. Rs 25,000 to 200,000.
NGOs NGOs not within the scope NGOs are within the scope
due to their role in and can be investigated.
exposing corruption.

Why I support Jan Lokpal Bill:

Major advantage of this bill is all about solving the No.1 problem of India is
CORRUPTION.

Who will be the decision makers this time, nonpoliticians, non-bureaucrats, not a police
officer.
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.

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.

People will not have to go through the grueling system to complain the crime.

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