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    The document compares the government and civil society versions of the Lokpal Bill. The key differences are: 1) The civil society version gives the Lokpal jurisdiction over politicians, bureaucrats and judges, while the government version only covers the PM, ministers and MPs. 2) The civil society version allows the Lokpal to independently investigate and prosecute cases, while the government version is only advisory. 3) The civil society version merges the anti-corruption branch of CBI into Lokpal and allows it to file FIRs, while the government version does not give it police powers.

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    The document compares the government and civil society versions of the Lokpal Bill. The key differences are: 1) The civil society version gives the Lokpal jurisdiction over politicians, bureaucrats and judges, while the government version only covers the PM, ministers and MPs. 2) The civil society version allows the Lokpal to independently investigate and prosecute cases, while the government version is only advisory. 3) The civil society version merges the anti-corruption branch of CBI into Lokpal and allows it to file FIRs, while the government version does not give it police powers.

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    The document compares the government and civil society versions of the Lokpal Bill. The key differences are: 1) The civil society version gives the Lokpal jurisdiction over politicians, bureaucrats and judges, while the government version only covers the PM, ministers and MPs. 2) The civil society version allows the Lokpal to independently investigate and prosecute cases, while the government version is only advisory. 3) The civil society version merges the anti-corruption branch of CBI into Lokpal and allows it to file FIRs, while the government version does not give it police powers.

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    Lokpal Bill – Comparative Versions

    What is Lokpal Bill? The Bill was introduced for the first time in 1969. The draft was passed in Lok Sabha, but
    never made it through Rajya Sabha. Subsequently, the government's version of the Bill was introduced nine
    times - in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2008 in Parliament, but never got cleared.
    What does the Bill aim to achieve? The broad aim of the Bill is to free the country of corruption in politics and
    bureaucracy, by instituting the Lokpal at the centre, and a Lokayukta in each state.

    Government Version Civil Society Version (Anna Hazare)


    Jurisdiction: over Politicians, Bureaucrats and Judges.
    1 Jurisdiction: Only over PM, Ministers & MPs. The CVC and the entire Vigilance machinery of the
    Centre will be merged into the Lokpal.

    The Lokpal will not have suo motu power to


    initiate inquiry or even receive complaints of The Lokpal can not only initiate action on its own but it
    2 corruption directly from the Public. The can also entertain complaints directly from the Public. It
    complaints will be forwarded to it by the will not need reference or permission from any authority.
    Presiding Officer of either House of Parliament

    It is purely an advisory body and can therefore


    only give recommendations of the PM on After completing its investigation against public servants
    3 complaints against Ministers and to the the Lokpal can initiate prosecution, order disciplinary
    Presiding Officer of either House on complaints proceedings or both.
    against the PM and MPs.

    With the corruption branch of the CBI merged into it, the
    Since it has no police powers the Lokpal
    Lokpal will be able to register FIRs, conduct
    4 cannot register an FIR on any complaint. It
    investigations under the Criminal Procedure Code and
    can only conduct a preliminary enquiry
    launch prosecution.

    Any body found to have lodged a false


    complaint will be punished summarily by the The Lokpal can only impose financial penalties for
    5
    Lokpal with imprisonment ranging from 1 to 3 complaints found to be false.
    years

    The Lokpal will consist of 10 members and 1 Chairperson


    Lokpal will consist of 3 Members all of them out of which only 4 are required to have legal
    6
    will be retired Judges background without necessarily having any judicial
    experience.

    The selection committee will be broad based as it


    The committee to select Lokpal members will
    included members from Judicial background, Chief
    consist entirely of Political dignitaries and its
    7 Election Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor
    composition is loaded in favour of the ruling
    General, Retired Army Generals and outgoing members
    party
    of the Lokpal.

    If a complaint against the PM relates to


    subjects like Security, Defence and Foreign
    8 There is no such bar on the Lokpal powers
    Affairs, the Lokpal is barred from probing those
    allegations.

    Though a time limit of six months to one year


    The Lokpal will have to complete its investigations within
    has been prescribed for the Lokpal to conduct
    9 one year and the subsequent trial will have to be over in
    its probe there is no limit for completion of trial,
    another year.
    if any.

    Nothing has been provided in law to recover


    the ill gotten wealth. After serving his Loss caused to Government due to corruption will be
    10
    sentence a corrupt person can come out of Jail recovered from those proved guilty.
    and use the money.

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