Why Lokpal Bill is Important

Government Lokpal Bill is a joke, eyewash and totally ineffective !!!!!!

1)Why

Government is afraid of discussion of bill in public??Is it because its so called lokpal bill is garbage. While team Anna gave arguments regarding the effectiveness of the Jan lokpal bill and  severe shortcomings of Government Lokpal bill , Government simply has one argument “ Parliament is supreme and its member alone can decide the provision of Lokpal. They do not want any discussion on provision and shortcoming of their bill. Team Anna has asked government to publicly debate on this issue or videotape the meeting between civil society and government but government rejected both demand.


2)Team

Anna will get nothing from having week or strong Lokpal bill. But corrupt politicians will definitely be atloss if strong lokpal bill is passed ( the chances of them getting prosecuted and getting jailed will be more). Â In thiscase, the thief(politicians) himself is making law to lay parameter how investigationwill be done against him.


3) Government

Is acting like a local trader or Blackmailer by coming up with give and take offer. Inother words, it is asking Team anna to tone down their demands for strong lokpal and include weak government recommendations. Why?Why Government dont want strong lokpal ? Also it is following policy of “Divide and Rule by bringing fringe elements( like Aruna roy of NAC) and sayingcivil society is divided.


4) Since the Jan

Lok bill will create independent authority regarding the investigation of government officials and its ministers, MP’s etc.  it is required that independent agency should look after these matters. ( CBI has to start inquiry in 2G and CWG scam only after supreme court initiative). In government so called Lokpal Bill.

5) Government lokpal 


Will be elected by majority of governments nominees and will be under government control. A Just like CBI, CVC etc. So it will be atoothless body who will never initiate inquiry against government ministers. (Remember a government nominated CVC , supposed to be most honest person, has been charged by SC in corruption case). 

6) Government effectively gave chance to accused to be alert and remove/destroy the evidences by telling him that inquiry will be initiated against him/her.

7) Since all scam has its presence from low level to high level officials, by bringing only high level under investigation will effectively way to hamper a proper and full investigation.

8) The person who brings corruption charges against an official/ minister will get 2year Jail term if Corruption charges are not proved. In other words, Discouraging and intimating the person who brings corruption charges against corrupt.


9) The investigation for corruption will be effectively done by government agencies( CBI etc.),Lokpal will only supervise. In other wordno action against government ministers/ officials.


10) Want to bring NGOs under Lokpal investigation thereby increasing the workload of lokpal and remove the focus from political corruption. ( NGO could have been brought under any other investigation agency like CBI, police etc).


11)Governments don't want to provide sufficient manpower to lokpal under its bill making it a toothless body. A See how Lokpal Bill can curb the politicians, Circulate it to create awareness Existing System System Proposed by civil society No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. 

Before starting investigation or prosecution in any case, they have to take permission from the same bosses, against whom the case has to be investigated. Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be independent bodies. ACB and CBI will be merged into these bodies. They will have power to initiate investigations and prosecution against any officer or politician without needing anyone's permission. 

Investigation should be completed within 1 year and trial to get over in next 1 year. Within two years, the corrupt should go to jail. No corrupt officer is dismissed from the job because Central Vigilance Commission, which is supposed to dismiss corrupt officers, is only an advisory body. Whenever it advises government to dismiss any senior corrupt officer, its advice is never implemented. Lokpal and Lokayukta will have complete powers to order dismissal of a corrupt officer. 

CVC and all departmental vigilance will be merged into Lokpal and state vigilance will be merged into Lokayukta. No action is taken against corrupt judgesbecause permission is required from the Chief Justice of India to even register an FIR against corrupt judges. Lokpal & Lokayukta shall have powers to investigate and prosecute any judge without needing anyone’s permission. Nowhere to go- People expose corruption but no action is taken on their complaints. 

Lokpal & Lokayukta will have to enquire into and hear every complaint. There is so much corruption within CBI and vigilance departments. Their functioning is so secret that it encourages corruption within these agencies. All investigations in Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be transparent. After completion of investigation, all case records shall be open to public. Complaint against any staff of Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be enquired and punishment announced within two months. Weak and corrupt people are appointed as headsof anti-corruption agencies. Politicians will have absolutely no say in selections of Chairperson and members of Lokpal & Lokayukta. 

Selections will take place through a transparent and public participatory process. Citizens face harassment in government offices. Sometimes they are forced to pay bribes. One can only complaint to senior officers. No action is taken on complaints because senior officers also get their cut. Lokpal & Lokayukta will get public grievances resolved in time bound manner, impose a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay to be deducted from the salary of guilty officer and award that amount as compensation to the aggrieved citizen. Nothing in law to recover ill gotten wealth. A corrupt person can come out of jail and enjoy that money. 

Loss caused to the government due to corruption will be recovered from all accused. Small punishment for corruption-Punishment for corruption is minimum 6 months and maximum 7 years. Enhanced punishment -The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

LOV (Lists of values :) Segments

Self respect is the all American value in that it was elected by the largest number of Americans and it has the least distinctive endorsers. People from all age and income groups selected this value as most important. About 21.1 % of Americans selected it in 1976, 23% in 1986.

Security is a deficit value, endorsed by people who lack economic and psychological security. People who endorse it tend to report anxiety, trouble sleeping, dizziness, and shortness of breath. In terms of media preferences they like 20 / 20 and Love Boat by 20.6% of Americans in 1976, 16.5% in 1986.

Warm relationships with others is an excess value, endorsed by people especially women, who have a lot of friends and who are friendly. Midwesterners rate this value highly. Endorsers include divorced men, Lutherans, frequent churchgoers, housewives and clerical workers. People here experience nightmares but have good social support networks and families. The percentage has risen from 16.2% to 19.9%.

Likewise people who endorse sense of accomplishment have accomplished a lot. These people tend to be successful middle aged man. They often have good jobs and high incomes. They tend to be well educated managers and professionals. They may be Jewish or Methodist, but they often do not go to synagogue or church. These people like conspicuous consumption but dislike any television watching that interferes with accomplishment, especially Love boat and Three’s Company. About 11.4% endorsed this value earlier, but more recently endorsement grew to 15.9%. The percentage is higher in the northeast.

People mostly young urban professionals — who endorse self-fulfillment are relatively well fulfilled economically, educationally, and emotionally. They are healthy and self confident. They resent excessive demands from their families that distract from self fulfillment. They like movies more than television. Overall 9.6% of Americans subscribed to this value earlier, but the rate fell more recently to 6.5%. The percentage is higher in the Pacific states.

Being well respected is selected by the Rodney Danger fields of the world. They are often over 50 and have little occupational prestige, yet they love their jobs. This value is endorsed by farmers, craftsmen, operators, divorced women, and retired people. They have low income and lack formal education. It is interesting to contrast self respect which one can achieve alone, with being well respected which requires the cooperation of others. People who values self respect are much better adjusted, according to our measures. Psychologically people who value being well respected tend to be external depressed unhappy, pessimistic and unhealthy. For fun they like to bowl The 1976 and 1986 percentages are, respectively, 8.8% and 5.9%.

Sense of belonging also requires the help of others. Like warm relationships with others, it is a social value selected by women. However, it is less reciprocal and seems to result in greater dependency. It is a home and family oriented value particularly popular in the mountain states. Endorsers tend to be housewives and clerical workers. Although they tend to have only a high school education they tend to be middle income. They are happy in family roles, although physically they experience dizziness, anxiety, nervousness and headaches. They go to church weekly, usually as Presbyterians, Lutherans, or Catholics. They like to read TV Guide and Reader’s Digest. The endorsement rate was 7.9% and has fallen to 5.1%.

You might think that fun and enjoyment in life would isolate the hedonists in America but the cliché that best describes these people is Stop and smell the roses . Young people who appreciate life especially like this value. They are often unemployed or work in sales or labor, but they are optimistic and well adjusted. They dislike family roles, religion and children however. They do like sports and entertainments and they read Playboy, rolling stone and Cosmopolitan. About 4.5% of Americans endorsed this value in 1976, and the percentage has risen to 7.2%. The rise has been especially dramatic among young males.