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The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011

A Government of India Bill, 2011

Preamble: A bill to provide for the establishment of a

body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayuktafor States to inquire into allegations of

corruption against certainpublic functionarie

and for matters connected therewith or

incidental thereto.[1]

Title: The Lokpal Bill, 2011 (LokSabha)[2]

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 (Rajya

Sabha)[3]

Bill No: 134-C of 2011 (Lok Sabha)

Legislative history

History: Introducedin Lok Sabha on 4 August

2011.[4]

Referred toThe Parliament's Standing

Committeeon Personnel, Public Grievances

and Law and Justice on 8 August 2011.[5]

Re-introduced in Lok Sabha on 22 Decembe

2011.[6]

Passed by Lok Sabha on 27 December

2011.[7]

Introduced in Rajya Sabha on 29 December

2011.[8]

Re-introduced in Rajya Sabha on 21 May

The Lokpal Bill, 2011FromWikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lokpal Bill, 2011, also referred to as The

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, is a proposed

anti-corruption law in India which "seeks to provide for

the establishment of the institutionof Lokpal to inquire

into allegations of corruption against certain publicfunctionaries and for matters connecting them".

The bill was tabledin the Lok Sabha on 22 December

2011 and waspassed by thehouse on 27 December

2011as The Lokpaland Lokayuktas Bill, 2011. The bill

was subsequently tabled in the Rajya Sabha on29

December 2011. After a marathon debate that stretched

until midnight of the following day, the vote failedto take

place for lack of time.[11]On 21 May 2012, thebill was

referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha forconsideration.

Thebill was introduced inparliament following massive

public protests led by anti-corruption crusader Anna

Hazare and his associates.[12]The bill is one of the most

widely discussed and debatedbills in India, both by the

media and the People of India at large, in recent

times.[13]The protestswere named among the "Top 10

News Stories of 2011" by the magazine Time.[14][15]

The bill received worldwide media coverage.[16][17][18]

Corruption is an emotional issue in India, where at least

12 whistle-blowers were killed and 40 assaultedafter

seeking information under a new Right to Information

Act aimed at exposing local graft, according to data

compiled by Bloomberg L.P. from January 2010

through mid-October 2011. Enacted by Singh six years

ago, the legislation became the most powerful tool for

fighting wrongdoing inpoliticsand business, with

529,000 requests filed in the year through March.[19]In2011, India ranked 95th in the Corruption Perceptions

Index of Transparency International. A recent survey

estimated that corruption in India had cost billions of

dollars and threatened to derail growth.[20][21][22]India

lost a staggering $462 billion in illicit financial flows due

to tax evasion, crime and corruption post-

Independence, according to a report released by

Washington-based Global Financial Integrity.[23]
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2012.[9]

Referred to The Select Committee of the

Rajya Sabha on 21 May 2012.[10]

Contents

1 Background

2 History

2.1 2010

2.2 Joint draft bill

2.2.1 First draft meeting2.2.2 Second draft meeting

2.2.3 Third draft meeting

2.2.4 Fourth draft meeting

2.2.5 Fifth draft meeting

2.2.6 Sixth draft meeting

2.2.7 Seventh draft meeting

2.2.8 Eight and Ninth draft meetings

2.3 Union Cabinet approved bill

2.4 Standing Committee bill3 Journey through The Lok Sabha

4 Journey through The Rajya Sabha

4.1 Winter session, 2011

4.2 Budget session, 2012

4.3 Monsoon session, 2012

5 See also

6 Notes

7 Further reading

8 References

9 External links

Background

The termLokpalwas coined in 1963 by Laxmi Mall Singhvi, a Member of Parliament during a parliamentary

debate about grievance mechanisms.[24]The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Des

submitted an interim report on "Problems of Redressalof Citizen's Grievances" in 1966. In this report, ARC

recommendedthe creation of two specialauthorities designated as 'Lokpal' and 'Lokayukta' for redress of citizens

grievances. The word was derived from the Sanskrit words "Lok"(people) and "Pala" (protector/caretaker),meaning 'Caretaker of People'.[25]

Maharashtra was the first state to introduce Lokayukta through The Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-

Lokayuktas Act in 1971.[26][27]Presently, there are no Lokayuktas in the states of Andra Pradesh, Arunachal

Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Wes

Bengal.
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The Lokpal bill, first introduced in the Lok Sabha in 1968, was not enacted, lapsing after the fourth Lok Sabha

session dissolved. The Lokpal bill was later introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2008 and

finally in 2010. Seven later attempts also lapsed, while one was withdrawn.[28][29]Forty-four years after it was firs

introduced, and at least nine versions of the Lokpal bill later, Parliament has yet to reach consensus.[30][31]The bil

is an implementation of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.[32]Eleven parliamentary panels have been formed

to discuss the Lokpal bill.[33]

Recurring cost of lokpal over the years[34]

Year Cost of lokpal (recurring) Status of bill

1968 Rs. 3 lakhThe Fourth Lok Sabha dissolved before the bill could be passed b

the Rajya Sabha. The bill lapsed.

1971 Rs. 20 lakh This bill lapsed on dissolution of the Fifth Lok Sabha.

1977 Rs. 25 lakhThe Sixth Lok Sabha dissolved just before the recommendations o

the Joint Select Committee could be considered.

1985 Rs. 25 lakh This bill was withdrawn by the government.

1989 Rs. 35 lakh This bill lapsed on dissolution of the Ninth Lok Sabha.

1996 Rs. 1 crore

The Standing Committee presented its report to Parliament on 9

May 1996. However, the Lok Sabha was dissolved before

government could finalize its stand.

1998 Rs. 1 crore

The Twelfth Lok Sabha was dissolved before government could

take a view on the recommendations made by The Parliamentary

Standing Committee.

2001 Rs. 1.5 crore The Lok Sabha was dissolved. Hence, the bill lapsed.

2011/2012The Government's version ofLokpal does not have any

financial memorandum.

Passed by the Lok Sabha and has been referred to a Select

Committee of the Rajya Sabha for consideration.

History

2010

The 2010 draft[35]was created by the United Progressive Alliance to create an Ombudsman tasked with tackling

political corruption.[36]The draft was circulated to various ministries for their review. It provided a mechanism for

filing complaints against the prime minister, ministers and MPs.[37]However, civil society groups were not and

rejected it as a toothless body with only recommendatory powers.[38][39]

Hazare started an indefinite hunger strike on 5 April 2011 to pressure the government to create an ombudsman wi

the power to deal with corruption in public places as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill. The fast led to nation-wide

protests in support. The fast ended on 9 April, one day after the government accepted his demands.[40]The

government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee, consisting of government and civil

society representatives, to draft the legislation.[41]
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Anna Hazare's hunger strike at Jantar

Mantar in New Delhi

Joint draft bill

A Joint Drafting Committee was established, consisting of five ministers and five members of the civil society. The

ten members were:

Member

NameParty

Pranab

Mukherjeepresident

P.

ChidambaramUnion Minister of Home Affairs

M. Veerappa

MoilyUnion Minister of Law and Justice

Kapil SibalUnion Minister of Human Resource and Development and Minister of Communication and

Information Technology

Salman

KhursheedUnion Minister of Water Resources and Minister of Minority Affairs

Anna Hazare Civil Society

N. Santosh

HegdeCivil Society

Shanti Bhushan Civil SocietyPrashant

BhushanCivil Society

Arvind Kejriwal Civil Society

The chairperson of the Joint Drafting Committee was Pranab Mukherjee. The Committee set 30 June 2011 as the

deadline to complete the drafting process.[42][43]

First draft meeting
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All of the Joint Draft meetings took

place at the North Block

The Committee first met on 16 April in the North Block and lasted for

about ninety minutes.[44]Team Anna presented their version of the bill

with a slight modification relating to the selection panel to choose the

Lokpal and its members. Under the revised proposal, the Prime Ministe

and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha were replaced with

the Rajya Sabha Chairman and the Lok Sabha Speaker. The meeting

was allegedly recorded and the Committee claimed that decisions would

be made available to the general public. HRD Minister and Committee

member Kapil Sibal, said that both the sides were keen that the new Bil

should be introduced in the Monsoon session, which would begin early

July.[45][46]

Second draft meeting

The Committee met as planned on 2 May. The meeting was termed "very good" and with "no difference of opinion

between the panel members.[47]Sibal said that the meeting discussed the document presented previously by the

civil society members. Prashant Bhushan said:

The meeting was mainly to discuss the basic principles behind the Jan Lokpal Bill. The discussion was

on essential features, objects and reasons of the bill which have been prepared according to the main

provisions of the UN Convention against Corruption. All signatories of the United Nations Convention

against Corruption have to pass this kind of law.[48]

[49]In May 2011, the Indian Government had ratified two UN Conventions - the United Nations Convention

against Corruption (UNCAC) and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime

(UNTOC) and its three protocols.[50][51]

Third draft meeting

At the third meeting on 7 May, both parties agreed that the new authority should be independent and have a

transparent appointment process. The two sides agreed to grant the Lokpal the power to initiate investigation and

prosecution.[52]After the meeting Bhushan said that it was decided that Lokpal would be independent of the

government and have full powers on recruitment. He said:

Lokpal will have powers to initiate investigation and prosecution and will not need permission from the

government. The model on which the financial independence will be based is yet to be decided.

Various models were discussed, including from other countries and of institutions like the Supreme

Court, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Central Vigilance Commission.

Sibal said the meeting was 'exceptionally constructive' and added:

The approach was very constructive. There were areas of broad agreement, including the process of

appointment of Lokpal which should be transparent.[53]

Another group of civil society members led by Aruna Roy and Harsh Mander working for a strong Lokpal Bill,

upped its ante against Team Anna. Under the banner of the "National Campaign for Peoples Right to Information

(NCPRI)[54]they claimed that Annas diktat could be dangerous and that the governments functioning could not
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Kapil Sibal, member of the Joint

Drafting Committee of Lokpal

be handled by one group.[55][56]

Fourth draft meeting

The 23 May meeting lasted over three hours and the two sides agreed "in-principle" on half of the 40 basic

principles for the anti-graft Lokpal bill proposed by the civil society members.[57][58][59]

Fifth draft meeting

At the 30 May meeting the chairman made it clear during the discussion

that the matters pertaining to the exclusion of Prime Minister, Judiciary

would be a part of the discussions on the scope of the Lokpal. The

Chairman of the Panel announced that the conduct of the MPs' inside

Parliament would remain outside its remit of the Lokpal to comply with

[Article 105(2)] of the Constitution and that the views of the State and

the political parties would be discussed with the civil society

members.[60]These announcements created a stalemate between the

Committee's two halves.[61]

Sixth draft meeting

Team Anna boycotted the 6 June meeting, alleging that the police

crackdown on Baba Ramdev had "strengthened the doubts" about the

governments intentions and demanded that the next meeting be

rescheduled because of Hazare's other commitments.[62]Shanti Bhushan

produced a letter that was read by the Chair "indicating their inability to attend the meeting" and "that what

happened at the Ramlila ground had nothing to do with the proceedings of the Joint Drafting Committee". TheChairman suggested that the drafting should be the focus. Post meeting, the draft was to be circulated to the other

political parties for their consideration. They rescheduled the seventh meeting to 15 June.[63][64]

Seventh draft meeting

The two hours event took place on 15 June, with out agreement on several issues. Both sides furnished versions to

the Union Cabinet for consideration.[65]Team Anna blamed the government for not being serious, claiming "The

government is planning to kill Lokpal before its born".[66]The civil society members suggested that the Lokpal be

empowered to probe corruption cases in instead of the departmental probes and CBI inquiries of the prior

approach. The government rejected the idea. Chief ministers of several BJP-ruled states expressed surprise thatthey were being consulted before the final draft was ready. Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states backed the

Centres stand and opposed bringing the prime minister under the Lokpals ambit. BJP-ruled states sought wider

deliberations. Opposition parties demanded to comment on the whole bill rather than on the six contentious

issues.[67]Anna Team demanded that the audio of the proceedings be made available to them. Hazare threatened

to resume an indefinite fast if the bill was not passed by 15 August.[68][69]

Eight and Ninth draft meetings
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The Committee met again on 20 June and 21 June. The final meeting ended in failure after which Hazare announce

that he would begin fasting on 16 August, to "teach the government a lesson".[70]The government rejected the

creation of a parallel structure which would be "answerable to nobody". It further ruled out scrutiny of Prime

Minister, higher judiciary and the conduct of MPs in Parliament. The government conferred several critical powers

including quasi-judicial status to Lokpal along with powers to attach assets, including independent prosecution and

investigation machinery with full police powers.[71][72][73]The last two meetings were cordial and both sides

"agreed to disagree". Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said that the mandate of the committee was to prepare a

lokpal bill and not to rewrite the Constitution. Hazare stated:

The government has no intention to bring a strong lokpal bill. It is misleading the people. [74]Now,

there is no option but to go on fast from 16 August 2011 as announced earlier. [75][76]

Comparison of Draft Lokpal Bill with the Jan Lokpal Bill[77]

IssuesDraft Lokpal Bill, 2011 (government

representatives)

Draft Jan Lokpal Bill, 2011 (nominees of

Anna Hazare)

Composition

Chairperson and 10 members (at least 4 judicial

members)

Chairperson and 10 members (at least 4

members with legal background). The

Chairperson to have extensive knowledge of

law.

Tenure Five years or till he is 70 years Five years or till he is 70 years

Manner of

appointment

Presidential appointment on the recommendation

of the selection committee.

Presidential appointment on the recommendatio

of the selection committee.

Committeemembership

Prime Minister, Speaker, Leader of the House

of which PM is not member, Minister of Home

Affairs, Leader of the Opposition in both

Houses, judge of Supreme Court, Chief Justice

of a High Court, President of National Academy

of Science, Cabinet Secretary (secretary of

committee).

Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the

Lok Sabha, 2 judges of the Supreme Court, 2

chief justices of a high court, the Chief Election

Commission, the CAG, and all previouschairpersons of the Lokpal. The members shall

be selected from a list prepared by the Search

Committee (10 members including civil society

representatives).

Qualification

Impeccable integrity with at least 25 years of

experience in public affairs, academics,

commerce, finance etc. Once appointed, cannot

be an MP, MLA or be connected with a politicalparty, business or practice a profession. A

judicial member has to be either a Chief Justice

of the High Court or a judge of the Supreme

Court.

A judicial member should have held judicial

office for at least 10 years or been an advocate

of the High Court or Supreme Court for at least

15 years. All members should be of impeccable

integrity with record of public service especiallyin the field of corruption. Must be a citizen of

India at least 45 years old. Must have no case

involving moral turpitude framed against him by

court. Cannot have been a government servant

within the last 2 years.

Removal

Complaint against members are made to the

President who may refer it to the Supreme Court

who will conduct an in uir . The President ma

The President removes members on the

recommendation of the Supreme Court made

within 3 months of a complaint. Grounds for

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remove the member, on the opinion of the Chief

Justice, on grounds of bias, corruption,

insolvency, paid employment or infirmity.

employment outside the office. An Independent

Complaints Authority at the state level inquires

into complaints against Lokpal staff.

Jurisdiction

All corruption cases under the Prevention of

Corruption Act, 1988. It covers MPs, Ministers,

Group A officers, Group A officers in a

company or body owned by the government,any officer of a government-financed society or

trust or funded by Foreign Contribution

(Regulation) Act, 1976 or that gets funds from

the public. Excludes PM, judiciary and any

action of an MP in the Parliament or Committee.

Offences by a public servant, including

government employees, judges, MPs, Ministers

and the Prime Minister under the Indian Penal

Code and the 1988 Corruption Act. Any

offence committed by an MP in respect of a

speech or vote in the House; willfully giving or

taking benefit from a person. Victimizing a

whistleblower or witness.

Investigation

Lokpal must conduct a preliminary inquiry within

30 days. If there is no prima facie case, the

matter is closed. Given a prima facie case,

Lokpal investigates after providing a suitableforum to the accused. The investigation must be

completed within six months with an optional six

month extension after giving reasons in writing.

No sanction shall be required by the Lokpal to

investigate any complaint against a public

servant.

When investigating corruption cases, the CBI

works under the Lokpal. Investigation of the

Prime Minister, Ministers, MPs and judges of

the Supreme Court or High Courts require the

permission of a 7-member bench of the Lokpal

Investigations can last 6 to 18 months.

Investigation of whistleblower complaints who

are in danger of victimization, must be complete

within 3 months.

Prosecution

The Lokpal may constitute a prosecution wing

headed by a director who files cases in the

Special Court (to be constituted by the centralgovernment on recommendation of the Lokpal).

Trials must complete within one year, which may

be extended to two years for reasons given in

writing. No sanction is required to file a case

against a public servant. The Lokpal files cases

in the Special Court and sends a copy of the

report to the competent authority.

Procedure for persons other than MPs and

ministers: The competent authority is theMinister for officers of government bodies and

the society head for officers of societies. The

Lokpal recommends disciplinary proceedings to

the competent authority and provides a copy of

the report to the accused. The competent

authority must take action within 30 days and

inform the Lokpal within 6 months of initiating

disciplinary proceedings.

Procedure for MPs and ministers: The

The CBIs prosecution wing moves under

Lokpal. After an investigation is completed, the

Lokpal may either initiate prosecution against th

accused or impose penalty or both. The Lokpal

can initiate prosecution in the Special Court

formed under the Prevention of Corruption Act,

1988.

The Lokpal shall appoint retired judges or

retired civil servants as judicial officers. A benchof judicial officers can impose a penalty on a

public servant after conducting an inquiry. The

decision shall be subject to approval from a

higher authority to be prescribed.

Prosecution can be initiated against the Prime

Minister, Ministers, MPs and judge of the

Supreme Court or High Courts only with

permission of a 7-member bench of the Lokpal

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competent authority is the PM for Ministers and

the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha for MPs. The

Speaker/Chairman tables the report in

Parliament. The House reports to the Lokpal on

any action taken within 90 days.

initiate prosecution, no sanction is required from

any other authority.

Penalty

Any person making false and frivolous or

vexatious complaints shall be penalized with 2 to

5 years of jail and fine of Rs 25,000 to Rs 2

lakh.

For any act of corruption, the penalty shall be

from six months to life imprisonment. If thebeneficiary for an offence is a business entity, a

fine of up to five times the loss caused to the

public shall be recovered. If a company director

is convicted, the company shall be blacklisted

from any government contract. Convicted public

servants are removed from office. Persons

making a false complaint, are fined up to Rs 1

lakh. False complaints against a member of the

Lokpal may result in 3 months imprisonment.

Funding Paid by Consolidated Fund of India.

Paid by Consolidated Fund of India. The budge

of the Lokpal should not be less than 0.25

percent of total government revenue. No

sanction required from government to incur

expenditure. The CAG audits Lokpal and a

Parliamentary Committee evaluates Lokpal

operations.

Other

powers

The Lokpal can search and seize documents,

attach property for 90 days, file for confirming

the attachment within 30 days, and recommend

suspension of the accused.

The Lokpal can receive complaints from whistle

blowers, issue search warrants, attach property

recommend cancellation/modification of a lease

or license or blacklist a company. If

recommendation of Lokpal is not accepted it ca

approach the High Court. A bench of the Lokp

can approve interception and monitoring of

messages transmitted through telephone or

internet.

Union Cabinet approved bill

The government moved its version of the bill[1]in the Lok Sabha on 4 August, the ninth such introduction. The bill

was introduced by the Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office, V Narayanasamy. Leader of Opposition

Sushma Swaraj opposed the exclusion of the prime minister from the purview of the proposed Lokpal. V

Narayanasamy told the House that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in favour of bringing his office under the

purview of the Lokpal, but the Cabinet rejected the idea after deliberation.[78]Anna Hazare burnt copies of the bil

to protest the governments lack of sincerity.[29][79]
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The bill was referred to the Parliament's Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justic

on 8 August. The committee was headed by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The committee

of 31 members from across parties, was given three months to submit its report.[80]

On 27 August the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed a Pranab Mukherjee-proposed resolution conveying the

sense of the House on the Lokpal Bill.[81]The House agreed in principle' on a Citizen's Charter, placing the lower

bureaucracy under the Lokpal and establishing the Lokayukta in the States.[82]

A group of 14 eminent citizens (G14) authored an open letter. The group included Wipro chairman Azim Premji,

HDFC Bank's former chair Deepak Parekh, ICICI Bank's non-executive chair N Vaghul, industrialists Keshub

Mahindra, Jamshyd Godrej and Anu Aga (also a member of the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council

former Hindustan Lever chair and now Member of Parliament Ashok Ganguly, former RBI governors M

Narasimham and Bimal Jalan (now a Rajya Sabha member), Justices B. N. Srikrishna and Sam Variava, architect

of key Sebi and RBI regulations Yezdi Malegam, member of the PM's Economic Advisory Council A.

Vaidyanathan, and banker-turned-social worker Nachiket Mor The letter supported the "need for the urgent

passage of a well-crafted Lokpal Bill by Parliament". Implicitly throwing its weight behind a strong Lokpal, the

group said:

August 27, 2011, marked a high point by the historic debate leading to the 'Sense of the House' inParliament on the Lokpal Bill. The event reinforced the inviolable primacy of the Indian Constitution. It

was also an event of relief and reassurance to the vast and silent majority who constitute India's core

civil society.[83]

Standing Committee bill

The 31-member committee consisted of 25 MPs belonging to 22 political parties with 6 seats vacant, as follows:[8
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Member Name Party Member Of

Abhishek Manu Singhvi Congress Rajya Sabha

Chandresh Kumari Congress Lok Sabha

N.S.V. Chitthan Congress Lok Sabha

Deepa Dashmunsi Congress Lok Sabha

Prabha Kishore Taviad Congress Lok SabhaManish Tewari Congress Lok Sabha

P.T. Thomas (Idukki) Congress Lok Sabha

Meenakshi Natrajan Congress Lok Sabha

Balavant alias Bal Apte BJP Rajya Sabha

D.B. Chandre Gowda BJP Lok Sabha

Harin Pathak BJP Lok Sabha

Jyoti Dhurve BJP Lok SabhaDevji M Patel BJP Lok Sabha

Parimal Nathwani Independent Rajya Sabha

Amar Singh Independent Rajya Sabha

Kirodi Lal Meena Independent Lok Sabha

Ram Jethmalani Nominated Member Rajya Sabha

Ram Vilas Paswan LJSP Rajya Sabha

O.T. Lepcha SDF Rajya Sabha

Lalu Prasad RJD Lok Sabha

Shailendra Kumar SP Lok Sabha

Monazir Hassan JD(U) Lok Sabha

S. Semmalai AIADMK Lok Sabha

Vijay Bahadur Singh BSP Lok Sabha

R. Thamaraiselvan DMK Lok Sabha

The Jan Lokpal Bill was submitted to the committee by Congress MP from Bareilly Praveen Singh Aron.[85]Thedraft bill was distributed to members on 28 November. The committee recommended keeping judiciary and MPs'

out of the Lokpal's purview and rejected the demand to move the prosecution wing of CBI under its jurisdiction.

Committee members had unanimously recommended conferring constitutional status on the Lokpal and setting up

Lokpal and Lokayuktas in states under one bill. The draft document did not take a position on the inclusion of

prime minister. Another of Team Anna's demands for inclusion of entire bureaucracy was turned down, given that

the draft favoured inclusion of Group A and B officials, leaving out C and D staff. [86][87]Anna Hazare rejected thi

draft.[88][89][90]
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can't and

After a 15-minute adjournment between 11.30 and 11.45 PM, Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the decision on

extension of the House was the government's prerogative. Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley charged that the

government was running away from Parliament and that the House should decide how long it should sit. He added

You are creating an institution where you control the appointment mechanism, where you control the

removal mechanism. We will support the appointment of the Lokpal procedures, but we cannot be

disloyal to our commitment to create an integrity institution.[109]

Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) said the House had expected the bill on Wednesday, but it came only on Thursday, the

last day of the session. Derek OBrien, a Trinamool upper house lawmaker, stated that his party could not back th

bill because it infringed on states autonomy. He said "This is a shameful day for Indias democracy. The

government handled this situation very badly."[111]As the Opposition insisted on a vote, Bansal said the

government was willing provided that the House passed the Bill voted by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. This meant

that the proposed amendments would have to be set aside.

As stalemate and wrangling continued, the Chairman called an end to the proceedings. [112][113]Chidambaram

defended the deferment of Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 in Rajya Sabha on December 29 contending that itwas the "only prudent course" before the government and that it had ensured that the Bill remained alive. He

continued to attack the BJP and called the amendments an "ingenious" method to scuttle the bill. [114]Hazare called

off his hunger strike prematurely, blaming poor health.[115]

Budget session, 2012

Activists pushing hoped that the House would approve the bill towards the end of the second half of the budget

session of 2012. The bill was re-introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 21 May 2012.[116]While moving the bill, the

minister said that the differences had been narrowed. He said that the government proposed to bring the lower

bureaucracy under the Lokpal, which would have investigation and prosecution powers. CVC would monitor

Lokpal-referred investigations by the CBI. There would be provisions for attaching properties and a time-frame fo

investigations. The government proposed that the Bill would be amended to give states the right to pass the bill in

their own assemblies. So the national law would not be forced upon states. After the amended bill was introduced

Narayanasamy, Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal sought to send the bill to aselect committee. This wa

strongly objected to by BJP, the Left parties and BSP, with their members arguing that only the minister concerned

(Narayanasamy) could do so and accusing the ruling coalition of "using the shoulder" of a "friendly opposition"

party. After high drama the government yielded and Narayanasamy moved the motion, which immediately passed

by voice vote. The 15-member select committee was to submit its report by the first day of the last week of the

Monsoon Session.[117][118]

The members of the panel proposed by the government were:[119]
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Member Name Party

Shantaram Naik Congress

Satyavrat Chaturvedi Congress

Shadi Lal Batra Congress

Arun Jaitley BJP

Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJPBhupendra Yadav BJP

KN Balagopal CPM

Shivanand Tiwari JD-U

Tiruchi Shiva DMK

Satish Mishra BSP

D Bandyopadhyay Trinamool Congress

Ramgopal Yadav SPDP Tripathi NCP

V Maitreyan AIADMK

AK Ganguly Nominated

The committee met on 25 June and decided on "wider consultations" with the government officials and the

public.[120]The panel invited public comments and called representatives of various ministries for recording

evidence.[121]The meeting was headed by senior Congress MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi.[120]Law Secretary B A

Agarwal was summoned to clarify various matters.[121]The committee met again on 19 July 2012. The director of

the CBI aired his views in the meeting. He made it clear that the CBI is open to changes in the Lokpal bill thatstrengthen the agency's autonomy by enhancing the proposed Lokpal's role in key appointments like those of

director, head of prosecution and lawyers who represent CBI. He also mentioned in the meeting that the Lokpal

should be given a significant say in appointing the director of the prosecution wing instead of the process being

controlled by the law ministry as is currently the procedure, the persistent criticism about CBI's investigations being

throttled by political directives could be addressed as well. He opposed making the prosecution or the anti-

corruption wings subservient to the Lokpal. The select committee had in its earlier sittings examined senior law

officials who agreed with the members that the prescription for lokayuktas under Article 253 that refers to fulfillme

of international obligations - in this case the UN convention against corruption - might not be feasible. Recourse to

international treaties to frame a law that impact the federal structure is not within the ambit of the law. The Select

committee referred the Bill for Public Suggestions in July 2012. In reply hundreds of responses were received to thRajya Sabha. The committee took a view and shortlisted certain recommendations and took Oral Evidence in

physical presence of the Members. Committee considered some of the most valid suggestions being done by the

Members. Mr. Deepak Tongli of Hyderabad had come with a proposal of setting up the lower most unit to keep

regular check on Anti Corruption in petty cases at District Level. In addition few other members also shared their

views in this regard. Mr. Tongli, 26 yrs aged happened to be the youngest person to appear before the

Parliamentary committee for Oral Evidence at Rajya Sabha.[122]

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The monsoon session of parliament was to be held in August 2012. Hence, a bill that is pending before the upper

house whether or not it was passed by the Lok Sabha, does not lapse on its dissolution. Hence, the bill is still alive

in its present form.[123]The bill was not expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha before the first day of the last

week of thesession.[124][125]

See also

Indian Penal CodePrevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Lokayukta Acts in States

Major differences between the Draft Lokpal Bill, 2010 and the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Notes

a. ^Section 252 of the Constitution of India. It is a legislation which pertains to the power of Parliament to legislate

for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State.[104]

b. ^Section 253 of the Constitution of India. It is a legislation for giving effect to international agreements signed by

India.[105]

Further reading

Official documents pertaining to the Lokpal Bill of Government of India

"TheLokpal Bill, 2011- As Introduced in Lok Sabha". [1]

(http://164.100.24.219/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/asintroduced/Lokpal%20%2039%20of%202011%20English.pdf) .

2011, PRS India.

"TheLokpal And Lokayuktas Bill, 2011". [2]

(http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Lok%20Pal%20Bill%202011/Lokpal%20and%20Lokayuktas%20Bill%2

as%20passed%20by%20LS.pdf) . 27 December 2011, PRS India.

"Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal". [3]

(http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/48th_lokpal_report.pdf). December 2011, Rajya Sabha

Minutes ofthe Joint Drafting Committee (JDC) for Drafting the Lokpal Bill

"Minutes of the First Meeting". [4] (http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_First_Meeting_English.PDF)

2011, The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India

"Minutes of the Second Meeting". [5](http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_Second_Meeting_English.PDF). 2011, The Ministry of Personne

Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India

"Minutes of the Third Meeting". [6]

(http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_Third_Meeting_English.PDF). 2011, The Ministry of Personnel,

Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India

"Minutes of the Fourth Meeting". [7] (http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_4_Meeting_English.PDF).


"Minutes of the Fifth Meeting". [8] (http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_5_Meeting_English.PDF).


"Minutes of the Sixth Meeting". [9] (http://www.scribd.com/ideopreneur/d/64079154-Lokpal-JDC-Minutes-of-

Meetin -6. 2011 The Ministr of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Government of India.
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Source:SCRIBD

"Minutes of the Seventh Meeting". [10] (http://persmin.nic.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_7_Meeting_English.PDF


"Minutes of the Eight Meeting". [11] (http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_8_Meeting_English.PDF).


"Minutes of the Ninth Meeting". [12] (http://persmin.gov.in/Lokpal/JDC_Minutes_of_9_Meeting_English.PDF).


Non-Official Versions of Lokpal Bill

"The Foundation of Democratic Reforms and Lok Satta Position". [13]

(http://www.fdrindia.org/lokpal/LokpalBill_LSandFDRposition.pdf). 2011, FDR India

"The Jan Lokpal Bill- Version-2". [14] (http://www.box.com/shared/static/t4r6ea251rkkddkrsfja.pdf). 2011, India

Against Corruption

"The Bahujan Lokpal Bill". [15] (http://www.prajnya.in/bahujanlokpal.pdf). 2011, Prajnya, Drafted by All India

Confederation of SC/ST Organisations and others.

"The NCPRI approach to Lokpal and comparative differences of it with the Jan Lokpal Bill". [16]

(http://www.prajnya.in/lokpaldebate.htm). 2011, Prajnya

Similar International Anti-Corruption/Bribery Laws

"The United Kingdom Bribery Act, 2010". [17] (http://www.fdrindia.org/lokpal/UKBriberyAct.pdf). 2010, FDR

India

"The Anti-Corruption Act of Bhutan 2006". [18]

(http://www.fdrindia.org/lokpal/Anti_Corruption_Law_Bhutan.pdf). 2006, FDR India

"International Anti-Bribery And Fair Competition Act of 1998". [19] (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-

105publ366/pdf/PLAW-105publ366.pdf) . 1998, United States federal Law, US Government Printing Office

"Sri Lanka- Bribery Act". [20] (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/62/46817244.pdf). 1954, OECD

InternationalAnti-Corruption/Bribery Conventions

"United Nation Convention Against Corruption". [21]

(http://www.fdrindia.org/lokpal/UN_Convention_Against_Corruption.pdf). New York 2004, FDR India"CONVENTION ON COMBATING BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS". [22] (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/18/38028044.pdf)1997 Convention, the

2009Recommendation of the Council for Further Combating Bribery, the 2009 Recommendation on the Tax

Deductibility of Bribes to Foreign Public Officials and other related instruments, OECD

Other usefuldocuments

"The Second Chamber of Rajya Sabha". [23]

(http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/2nd_cham_ip_rol_sta_2009.pdf). 2009, The Second

Chamber of Rajya Sabha, The Rajya Sabha

"The Two Houses: Powers and Relationship". [24] (http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/two_house_parliament.pdf).The Rajya Sabha

"Battling Indias malaise of Corruption". [25] (http://www.cvc.nic.in/CEO.pdf). Address to the India CEO Forum

Organised by International Market Assessment India Pvt. Ltd, CVC India

"Combating Corruption: Lessons Out Of India". [26]

(http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan047816.pdf).2009, International Public

Management Review:Volume 10, Krishna K. Tummala

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