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What is the Jan Lokpal Bill, why it's

important

The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawnup by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an

independent body that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation

within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year.

Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and former

Lokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind

Kejriwal (RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a system where a corrupt person found

guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made and his ill-gotten

wealth being confiscated. It also seeks power to the Jan Lokpal to prosecute

politicians and bureaucrats without government permission.

Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other known people like Swami Agnivesh, Sri Sri

Ravi Shankar, Anna Hazare and Mallika Sarabhai are also part of the movement,

called India Against Corruption. Its website describes the movement as "an expression

of collective anger of people of India against corruption. We have all come together to

force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. We

feel that if this Bill were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against

corruption."

Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader, went on a fast-unto-death in April, demandingthat this Bill, drafted by the civil society, be adopted. Four days into his fast, the

government agreed to set up a joint committee with an equal number of members

from the government and civil society side to draft the Lokpal Bill together. The two

sides met several times but could not agree on fundamental elements like including

the PM under the purview of the Lokpal. Eventually, both sides drafted their own

version of the Bill.

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The government has introduced its version in Parliament in this session. Team Anna is

up in arms and calls the government version the "Joke Pal Bill." Anna Hazare

declared that he would begin another fast in Delhi on August 16. Hours before he was

to begin his hunger strike, the Delhi Police detained and later arrested him. There are

widespread protests all over the country against his arrest.

The website of the India Against Corruption movement calls the Lokpal Bill of the

government an "eyewash" and has on it a critique of that government Bill.

A look at the salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill:

1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will

be set up

2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely

independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence

their investigations.

3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in

any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one

year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.

4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the

time of conviction.

5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in

prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on

guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.

6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not

being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being

done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month's time. You could

also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor

quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal willhave to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the

guilty will go to jail within two years.

7. But won't the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members?

That won't be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and

constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and

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participatory process.

8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/

Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of

Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.

9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental

vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will

have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any

officer, judge or politician.

10. It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to those who are being

victimized for raising their voice against corruption.

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Jan Lokpal BillFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Jan Lokpal Bill(Hindi: ), also referred to as the citizens' ombudsman bill, is a

proposed anti-corruptionlaw inIndia. It is designed to effectively deter corruption, redress grievances of

citizens and protect whistle-blowers. If passed and made into law, the bill seeks to create

anombudsmancalled the Lokpal(Sanskrit for protector of the people) - an independent body similar to

theElection Commission of Indiawith the power to investigate politicians and bureaucrats without prior

government permission.[1]

First introduced in 1969, the bill has failed to become law for nearly over four

decades.[2]

In 2011,Gandhianrights activistAnna Hazarestarted aSatyagrahamovement by commencing a fast unto

death inNew Delhito demand the passing of the bill. The movement attracted attention in the media, and

thousands of supporters. Following Hazare's four day hunger strike, theIndian Prime MinisterManmohan

Singhstated that the bill would be re-introduced in the 2011 monsoon session ofthe Parliament.[3]

Attempts to draft a compromise bill, merging the Government's version and that of the civil group's version, by

a committee of five Cabinet Ministers and five social activists failed. TheIndian governmentintroduced its own

version of the bill in the parliament, which the activists consider to be too weak.

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Background

The bill was first introduced byShanti Bhushanin 1968[5]

and passed in the 4thLok Sabhain 1969. However, it

did not get through in theRajya Sabha, the upper house of theParliament of India. Subsequent versions were

re-introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008.[6]

But these never passed.

Renewed calls for the bill arose over resentment of the major differences between the draft 2010 Lokpal Bill

prepared by the government and that prepared by the members of the associated activists movement - mainly

comprising ofN. Santosh Hegdea former justice of theSupreme Court of

IndiaandLokayuktaofKarnataka,Shanti Bhushan,Arvind KejriwalandPrashant Bhushana senior lawyer in

the Supreme Court along with the members of theIndia Against Corruption movement.

The bill's supporters consider existing laws too weak and insufficiently enforced to stop corruption.[7][8]

Key features of proposed bill

Some important features of the proposed bill are:[9]

1. To establish a central government anti-corruption institution called Lokpal, supported byLokayuktaat

the state level.

2. As in the case of theSupreme CourtandCabinet Secretariat, the Lokpalwill be supervised by

theCabinet Secretaryand theElection Commission. As a result, it will be completely independent of

the government and free from ministerial influence in its investigations.

3. Members will be appointed by judges,Indian Administrative Serviceofficers with a clean record,

private citizens and constitutional authorities through a transparent and participatory process.

4. A selection committee will invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, videorecordings of which will

thereafter be made public.

5. Every month on its website, the Lokayuktawill publish a list of cases dealt with, brief details of each,

their outcome and any action taken or proposed. It will also publish lists of all cases received by

the Lokayuktaduring the previous month, cases dealt with and those which are pending.

6. Investigations of each case must be completed in one year. Any resulting trials should be concluded in

the following year, giving a total maximum process time of two years.

7. Losses caused to the government by a corrupt individual will be recovered at the time of conviction.

8. Government officework required by a citizen that is not completed within a prescribed time period will

result in Lokpalimposing financial penalties on those responsible, which will then be given as

compensation to the complainant.

9. Complaints against any officer of Lokpalwill be investigated and completed within a month and, if

found to be substantive, will result in the officer being dismissed within two months.

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10. The existing anti-corruption agencies (CVC, departmental vigilance and the anti-corruption branch of

the CBI) will be merged into Lokpalwhich will have complete power and authority to independently

investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

11. Whistleblowers who alert the agency to potential corruption cases will also be provided with protection

by it.

Difference between Government and activist drafts

Highlights

Difference between Draft Lokpal Bill 2010 and Jan Lokpal Bill[10]

Draft Lokpal Bill (2010)Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's Ombudsman

Bill)

Lokpalwill have no power to initiatesuo motuaction or receive

complaints of corruption from the general public. It can only probe

complaints forwarded by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or the Chairman

of the Rajya Sabha.

Lokpalwill have powers to initiate suo

moto action or receive complaints of

corruption from the general public.

Lokpalwill only be an Advisory Body with a role limited to forwarding

reports to a "Competent Authority".

Lokpalwill have the power to initiate

prosecution of anyone found guilty.

Lokpalwill have no police powers and no ability to register anFIRor

proceed with criminal investigations.

Lokpalwill have police powers as well as

the ability to register FIRs.

The CBI and Lokpalwill be unconnected.Lokpaland the anti corruption wing of

the CBI will be one independent body.

Punishment for corruption will be a minimum of 6 months and a

maximum of up to 7 years.

Punishments will be a minimum of 10

years and a maximum of up to lifeimprisonment.

Detailed

The following table details differences between the Jan Lokpal Bill being offered by the Government and the

one offered by Anna Hazare's team, as described inThe Hindu[11]

andTimes of India[12]

.

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Issue The Jan Lokpal Bill[13]

Government's Lokpal Bill[14]

Prime Minister Can be investigated with permission of

seven member Lokpal bench.[11]

PM cannot be investigate by Lokpal.[15]

Judiciary

Can be investigated, though high level

members may be investigated only with

permission of a seven member Lokpal

bench.[11]

Judiciary is exempt and will be covered

by a separate "judicial accountability

bill".[12]

MPsCan be investigated with permission of

seven member Lokpal bench.

[11]

Can be investigated, but their conduct

within Pariliament, such as voting,

cannot be investigated.[12]

Lower bureaucracy All public servants would be included.[12]

Only Group A officers will be covered.[12]

Cenral Bureau of

Investigation (CBI)The CBI will be merged into the Lokpal.

[12]

The CBI will remain a separate

agency.[11]

Removal of Lokpal

members and Chair

Any person can bring a complaint to the

Supreme Court, who can then recommend

removal of any member to the

President.[11]

Any "aggrieved party" can raise a

complaint to the President, who will

refer the matter to the CJI.[11]

Removal of Lokpal staff and

officers

Complaints against Lokpal staff will be

handled by independent boards set-up in

each state, composed of retired

bureaucrats, judges, and civil society

members.[11]

Lokpal will conduct inquiries into its own

behavior.[11]

Lokayukta

Lokakyukta and other local/state anti-

corruption agency would remain in

place.[12]

All state anti-corruption agencies would

be closed and responsibilities taken over

by centralized Lokpal.[12]

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Whistleblowerprotection Whistleblowers are protected law.[11]

No protection granted to

whistleblowers.[11]

Punishment for corruption

Lokpal can either directly impose penalties,or refer the matter to the courts. Penalties

can include removal from office,

imprisonment, and recovery of assets from

those who benefited from the

corruption.[11]

Lokpal can only refer matters to the

courts, not take any direct punitive

actions. Penalties remain equivalent to

those in current law.[11]

Investigatory powers

Lokpal can obtain wiretaps, issue rogatory

letters, and recruit investigating officers.

Cannot issue contempt orders.[11]

Lokpal can issue contempt orders, and

has the ability to punish those in

contempt. No authority to obtain

wiretaps, issue rogatory letters, or

recruit investigating officers.[11]

False, frivolous and

vexatious complaints

Lokpal can issue fines for frivolous

complaints (including frivolous complaints

against Lokpal itself), with a maximum

penalty of 1 lakh.[11]

.

Court system will handle matters of

frivolous complaints. Courts can issue

fines of Rs25,000 to 2 lakh.[11]

Scope All corruption can be investigated.[12]

Only high-level corruption can be

investigated.[12]

Protests

Main article:2011 Indian anti-corruption movement

Local march by Delhi residents

On March 13, 2011, a group ofDelhiresidents dressed in white shirts and t-shirts drove around the city for four

hours in support of an anti-corruption campaign and the passing of a Jan Lokpal Bill.[16]

Satyagraha Movement by activist Anna Hazare

Anti-corruption activistAnna Hazarewent onhunger strike"unto death" on April 5, 2011, pending the

enactment of a Jan Lokpal Bill.[17]

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One-day fast by Mumbai residents

Around 6,000 Mumbai residents also began a one-day fast in support of similar demands.[18]

Protesters chose

yellow as their colour and were seen wearing yellow dresses, T-shirts while waving yellow banners. Inter city

protest co-ordination is underway to observeYellow Sunday.[citation needed]

Jail Bharo Andolan by activist Anna Hazare

people protesting against the imprisonment ofAnna Hazarein New Delhi, India

Hazare also announced plans to start aJail Bharo Andolanprotest on 13 April 2011[19]

if the Jan Lokpal bill is

not passed by the government. He also stated that his group has received six crore (60 million) text messages

of support[20]

and that he has further backing from a large number of Internet activists.

Candle light vigil atIndia Gateagainst the imprisonment of Anna Hazare

The protests are not associated with any political parties, and Hazare supporters discouraged political leaders

from joining the protests, because Hazare believes that political parties were using the campaign for their own

political advantage.[21]

Hazare announced to go on fast again from 16 August 2011 if Jan Lokpal Bill was not

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presented before Parliament of India. But government rejected his demand to present any other bill except the

one drafted by them. To stop Hazare from going on Hunger Strike government put forth lots of conditions in

front of him if he wanted to protest. Few of which were that no more than 5000 people can gather with him, the

fast must not exceed three days and anytime medical check up could be conducted. Out of which Anna

accepted few conditions to start his protest. But on Monday morning, Aug 16, Sec 144 was imposed around JP

Park, New Delhi where he had planned to protest.

A person holding theIndian Flagat the India gate while protesting against the imprisonment of Anna Hazare

So Delhi Police arrested Anna from the place he was living on charges that his protest can cause law and order

problems in Delhi. After his arrest thousands of people gathered in city to protest against government. People

took out rallies in large numbers and gave arrests. Police arrested thousand of people and were put inside

stadiums converted to jails.[22]

The city observed a candle light protest atIndia Gatein response. The nation as

a whole witnessed widespread protests against the alleged atrocities of the government.

Notable supporters and opposition

In addition to the activists responsible for creating and organizing support for the bill, a wide variety of other

notable individuals have also stated that they support this bill. Spiritual leadersSri Sri Ravi Shankar[23]

andYog

Guru Ramdev[24]

have both expressed support. Notable politicians who have indicated support for the bill

includeAjit Singh[25]

andManpreet Singh Badal[26]

as well as the principal opposition party,Bharatiya Janta

Party.[27][28]

In addition, numerous Bollywood actors, directors, and musicians have publicly approved of the

bill.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Notable opposition has been expressed by HRD ministerKapil Sibaland other Congress leaders; Chief

Minister of West BengalMamta Banerjee; Punjab Chief Minister and Akali Dal leaderPrakash Singh Badal;

Shiv Sena leaderBal Thackeray, and former Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtJagdish Sharan

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Verma.[37]

Although BJP showed their support earlier, there are reports that BJP shares the Congress's

concern "over letting the civil society gain the upper hand over Parliament in lawmaking".[38]

Government response

To dissuade Hazare from going on an indefinite hunger strike, the Prime Minister's Office have directed the

ministries of personnel and law to examine how the views of society activists can be included in the Lokpal

Bill.[39]

On 5 April 2011, theNational Advisory Councilrejected the Lokpal bill drafted by the government. Union

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal then met social activistsSwami AgniveshandArvind

Kejriwalon 7 April to find ways to bridge differences over the bill .[40]

Hazare's fast was supported by

theCPI(M)with their politburo issuing a statement demanding an effective Lokpal Bill.

After several rounds of talks, on 8 April 2011, Anna Hazare announced to his supporters that the Government

had agreed to all his demands and he would break his fast on the following Saturday morning. According to the

understanding reached, five of the ten-member joint-draft committee would come from society . Pranab

Mukherjeewill be the Chairman of the draft committee andShanti Bhushanhis Co-Chairman.[41]

Government's handling of the formation of the draft committee, involving the civil society in preparation of the

draft Lokpal bill, was criticized by various political parties: BJP, BJD, TDP,AIADMK, CPI-M,RJD, BJD, JD(U)

and Samajwadi Party.[42][43]

On July 28, 2011, the Union Cabinet ministers approved a bill that will be introduced in the Parliament in

August 2011 for approval. This bill contains parts of the provisions proposed in Jan Lokpal bill. The essential

features are: (1) Lokpal consists of eight members and a chairperson; the Chair will be retired Chief Justice;

four members should have judicial background such as retired justices from the Supreme Court; the other four

members should have 25 years of administrative experience in particular dealing with corruption with integrity;

members are appointed for a term of five years; Lokpal will have its own investigation and prosecution wing; it

has the authority to investigate corruption matters involving any ministers, Members of Parliament, any Group

A officers in any organization set up by the Parliament; Lokpal will not have the power to prosecute but will

have to refer the case to the Supreme Court. A nine member committee, headed by the Prime Minister (with

members including the Speaker, opposition party leader, a minister and reputed legal professionals) and the

Prime Minister and Supreme Court and High Court justices are exempted from he jurisdiction of Lokpal. If this

bill becomes law, one major change from the current practice is that the LokPal can initiate investigation of

government officials and ministers and other elected representatives without prior approval from the

government, as it is practiced now under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988. [44]

Anna Hazare was

arrested on 16 August 2011 By Delhi Police on his way to the JP park where he was supposed to start his

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unlimited hunger strike, since the local government earlier refused to issue permission for Hazare to carry out

his strike in JP park. Arwind Kejriwal and many supporters also arrested.

Drafting Committee

The drafting committee was officially formed on 8 April 2011. It consists of ten members, including five from the

government and five drawn from society.[45][46]

The committee failed to agree on the terms of a compromise bill

and the government introduced its own version of the bill in the parliament in August 2011.[47]

Chairmen

TheGovernment of Indiaaccepted that the committee be co-chaired by a politician and a non-political activist.

It is reported thatPranab Mukherjee, from the political arena, andShanti Bhushan, from civil society, will fill

those roles[citation needed]

.

Government representation

Five Cabinet ministers will be a part of the Drafting Committee. They are:

Pranab Mukherjee,Finance Minister,Co-Chairman;

P. Chidambaram,Minister of Home Affairs;

Veerappa Moily,Minister of Corporate Affairs;

Kapil Sibal,Minister for Communications and Information Technology; and

Salman Khursid,Minister of Law

Civil society representation

Five leadingsocial activistswill be a part of the Drafting Committee. They are:

Shanti Bhushan, FormerMinister of Law and Justice,Co-Chairman;

Anna Hazare,Social Activist;

Prashant Bhushan,Lawyer;

N. Santosh Hegde, FormerLokayukta(Karnataka); and

Arvind Kejriwal, RTI Activist.

Criticisms of the Jan Lokpal Bill

Some believe that the bill isnavein its approach to combating corruption. According to Pratap Bhanu Mehta,

President, Center for Policy Research Delhi, the bill "is premised on an institutional imagination that is at best

nave; at worst subversive of representative democracy".[48]

The Lokpal concept was criticized by the Human

Resource Development (HRD) ministerKapil Sibalbecause of concerns that it will lack accountability,

oppresively, and undemocratically.[49]

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The claim that the Lokpal will be an extra-constitutional body has been derided by Hazares closest

lieutenant,Arvind Kejriwal. He states the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by civil society will only investigate corruption

offences and submit a charge sheet which would then tried and prosecuted, through trial courts and higher

courts. Kejriwal further states that the proposed bill also lists clear provisions in which the Supreme Court can

abolish the Lokpal.[50]

Although Kejriwal has stated that all prosecutions will be carried out through trial courts, the exact judicial

powers of LokPal is rather unclear in comparison with its investigative powers. The bill[51]

requires "...members

of Lokpal and the officers in investigation wing of Lokpal shall be deemed to be police officers". Although some

supporters have denied any judicial powers of Lokpal,[52]

the government and some critics have recognized

Lokpal to have quasi-judicial powers.[53]

The bill states that "Lokpal shall have, and exercise the same

jurisdiction powers and authority in respect of contempt of itself as a High court has and may exercise, and, for

this purpose, the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (Central Act 70 of 1971)shall have the effect

subject to the modification that the references therein to the High Court shall be construed as including a

reference to the Lokpal." Review of proceedings and decisions by Lokpal is prevented in the bill, stating "...no

proceedings or decision of the Lokpal shall be liable to be challenged, reviewed, quashed or called in question

in any court of ordinary Civil Jurisdiction." How the trials will be conducted is unclear in the bill, although the bill

outlines requiring judges for special courts, presumably to conduct trial that should be completed within one

year. Without judicial review, there is concern that Lokpal could become a extra-constitutional body with

investigative and judicial powers whose decisions cannot be reviewed in regular courts.[54]

Whether or not to

include the Prime Minister and higher judiciary under the Lokpal remains as one of the major issues of dispute.

Although Hazare proposed Justice Verma, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as the Chairman of

the Lokpal Bill panel,[55]

Justice Verma later expressed his constitutional objections for including the Prime

Minister and higher judiciary under Lokpal, stating "this would foul with the basic structure of the

constitution".[56]

Aruna Roy, a NAC member and Magsaysay Award winner, has said Vesting jurisdiction over the length and

breadth of the government machinery in one institution will concentrate too much power in the institution, while

the volume of work will make it difficult to carry out its tasks. She and her colleagues at the National Campaign

for Peoples Right to Information (NCPRI) have proposed a different mechanism consisting of five

institutions.[57]

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