Anna Hazare Jan Lokpak Bill Vs Government Lokpal Bill

Given below is a comparison of the provisions of the Lokpal Bill as proposed by the Union government and civil society organisations.

Prime Minister's Office

Govt: Complete exemption of PM

Team Anna: PM can be investigated with permission of seven member Lokpal bench.


MPs

Govt: Include MPs but exclude their conduct in Parliament (their powers to speak and vote)

Team Anna: MPs' conduct in Parliament should be included


Judiciary

Govt: Exempt judiciary; to include it in judicial accountability bill

Team Anna: Include higher judiciary within the Lokpal


Lower bureaucracy

Govt: Included only group `A' officials (officials of the rank of deputy secretary and above)

Team Anna: Wants all government employees included


Merger with CBI and CVC

Govt: Wants to keep them separate, only a 11-member agency

Team Anna: Wants CBI and CVC merged with the Lokpal


Selection

Govt: Wants to set up a selection committee including PM, leaders of both Houses of Parliament, leaders of Opposition of both Houses, Speaker, cabinet secretariat, two SC judges

Team Anna: Proposes setting up of a search committee of five judges that would shortlist names to be sent to the selection committee. The selection committee would include two SC judges, two HC judges, PM, home minister, CEC and CAG


Removal

Govt: Only government can move a petition to the court to remove the Lokpal

Team Anna: Any citizen can move the court


Lokayuktas in states

Govt: State governments opposed to Lokayuktas so only one agency will function at the Centre

Team Anna: Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states should function, also district officials


Grievance redressal

Govt: Disciplinary action will be taken if deadlines on citizens' charter are not met

Team Anna: Monetary fines should be levied for violating deadlines on citizens' charter


Inquiry process

Govt: Accused should get a hearing before the Lokpal registers a FIR

Team Anna: Court should hear the accused after the case has been filed


Power

Govt: Only high level corruption will be looked at

Team Anna: All corruption should be tackled

Jan Lokpal Bill

*The Lokayukta can only impose financial penalties for complaints found to be false.

*There is no such bar on the Lokpal's powers.

*The Lokpal will have to complete its investigation within one year & the subsequent trail will have to over in another year.

*Loss caused to government due to corruption will be recovered from all those proved guilty.

Kapil Sibal's voters want Jan Lokpal, not Government-proposed Lokpal Bill

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Taking on HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Team Anna on Monday released the interim results of its 'referendum' in the minister's constituency of Chandni Chowk which showed 85% of respondents were against the government-proposed Lokpal Bill.

The civil society activists question whether Sibal still represented the "aspirations of his people" since the results contradicted whatever he had been saying in joint committee meetings held earlier to draft the anti-corruption Bill.

Anna and his supporters claimed they distributed four lakh forms in Sibal's constituency out of which 86,000 forms had been collected.

"After evaluating 72,000 forms, the trends that have come out are overwhelming. About 82% agree that the prime minister should be brought under the ambit of Lokpal, whereas only 6% were against this. At least 88% respondents felt MPs' conduct in Parliament should be investigated by an independent Lokpal," said Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal.

He said 86% of those polled wanted the judiciary to be brought under the purview of the Lokpal and 84% voted in favour of the Lokpal having the power to dismiss a corrupt official.

Kapil Sibal's team was quick to return the fire, alleging that the referendum was carried out by BJP-RSS workers. Sibal himself chose not to join issue and merely gave out a terse statement mocking the exercise.

"They are being modest. In fact, the result should have been 100% in favour of Jan Lokpal Bill. I am thankful for their generosity," Sibal said.

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