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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Govt's Lokpal Not Appropriate: Aruna Roy


Aruna Roy-led NCPRI on Tuesday Dec 27,2011attacked the Lokpal Bill for its "lack of appropriateness", saying it does not provide for adequate independence for the ombudsman or power to investigate cases.

National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI),in its critique of the Bill said the appropriateness of 'The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011' could well be determined by asking questions like-

whether the Lokpal is adequately independent,
whether it is empowered to detect and investigate and prosecute corruption cases. 
whether the proposed Lokpal has adequate jurisdiction so that no category of public servant is exempt from effective scrutiny and adequately accountable to the people of India. 

NCPRI alleged that the selection committee for Lokpal and Lokayukta is "biased" in favour of the ruling party and demanded that investigative wing of the state police be put under Lokayuktas administrative and functional control so that it has an independent probe agency.

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