Historical Background
Main Objectives of Bill
2.Lokpal can inititiate probe or prosecute any judge,even CJI,without any permission . The same is not possible in present system as CJI permission is required even to register FIR against any judge.
3.No political party would play any role in selections of chairperson and member of lokpal.
4.Govt loss due to corruption in every case will be recovered from the accused public servent.
5.Guilty will be penalized with 5 years to maximum life term in the proposed system, which at present is 6 months to 7 years.
2011 Indian Anti Corruption Movement
The lokpal bill wa envisaged to be a watchdog institution or ministerial probity. Largely ,the provisions of different bills empowered the lokpal to investigate corruption cases against political person at the central level. Beginning of april 2011 ,a gandhian right activist ,Mr Anna Hazare, started a fast until death at jantar mantar in New Delhi demanding the passing of lokpal bill. Lakhs of people supported Anna Hazare's cause by carrying out peaceful marches in various parts of India and online campaigns through social media. The active media covrage and concerted effort of not allowing any political party to join helped Anna Hazare pressurize the govt to issue a notification to constitute a 10 member joint committee to prepare a draft of the bill which could be presented in lok sabha.
The joint committee included: 5 cabinet ministers -Pranab mukherjee,P.Chitambram,Veerapa Moily,Kapil Sibal and Salman Khursheed; and 5 civil society members- Shanti Bhushan, Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, N.Santosh and Arvind Kejriwal. The joint committee was co- chaired by a politician Pranab Mukherjee and an activist, non politician (Shanti Bhushan ).
Hazare called off his hunger strike on 9th April 2011 bringing to an end his 98 hour protest. However the joint committee could not agree an the draft of the lokpal bill despite a series of meetings during April-June. As per the civil society representatives ,the govt representatives in the joint committee have only partially agreed on their list of demands. Owing to the amount of difference in the draft proposed by the govt representatives, and civil society representatives, the joint committee decided to forward two drafts of lokpal Bill to the cabinet, One from each side. Draft lokpal bill, 2010 (prepared by the govt representatives) and Jan Lok Pal Bill (as per civil society representatives ). On 8 june 2011, Anna Hazare declared to restart the fast unto death on 16th August 2011 if the Lok Pal Bill is not passed by the Parliament of India by 15th August ,which is independence Day of India.
Read this also - Profile of Anna Hazare and his wisdom words.
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During 1969, for the first time lokpal bill was presented in the fourth lok sabha.Though it was clear from lok sabha but Rajya sabha did not paas it that time. Subsequently, lokpal bills were introduced nine times till 2008), but everytime it was not passed. So,this bill is still pending for more than four decades.
Main Objectives of Bill
Main objectives of the bill is to provide speedy cheaper form of justice to people.
- Lokpal , as per the proposed system, will have comprehensive powers to dismiss any public servant proved corrupt.
2.Lokpal can inititiate probe or prosecute any judge,even CJI,without any permission . The same is not possible in present system as CJI permission is required even to register FIR against any judge.
3.No political party would play any role in selections of chairperson and member of lokpal.
4.Govt loss due to corruption in every case will be recovered from the accused public servent.
5.Guilty will be penalized with 5 years to maximum life term in the proposed system, which at present is 6 months to 7 years.
2011 Indian Anti Corruption Movement
The lokpal bill wa envisaged to be a watchdog institution or ministerial probity. Largely ,the provisions of different bills empowered the lokpal to investigate corruption cases against political person at the central level. Beginning of april 2011 ,a gandhian right activist ,Mr Anna Hazare, started a fast until death at jantar mantar in New Delhi demanding the passing of lokpal bill. Lakhs of people supported Anna Hazare's cause by carrying out peaceful marches in various parts of India and online campaigns through social media. The active media covrage and concerted effort of not allowing any political party to join helped Anna Hazare pressurize the govt to issue a notification to constitute a 10 member joint committee to prepare a draft of the bill which could be presented in lok sabha.
The joint committee included: 5 cabinet ministers -Pranab mukherjee,P.Chitambram,Veerapa Moily,Kapil Sibal and Salman Khursheed; and 5 civil society members- Shanti Bhushan, Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, N.Santosh and Arvind Kejriwal. The joint committee was co- chaired by a politician Pranab Mukherjee and an activist, non politician (Shanti Bhushan ).
Hazare called off his hunger strike on 9th April 2011 bringing to an end his 98 hour protest. However the joint committee could not agree an the draft of the lokpal bill despite a series of meetings during April-June. As per the civil society representatives ,the govt representatives in the joint committee have only partially agreed on their list of demands. Owing to the amount of difference in the draft proposed by the govt representatives, and civil society representatives, the joint committee decided to forward two drafts of lokpal Bill to the cabinet, One from each side. Draft lokpal bill, 2010 (prepared by the govt representatives) and Jan Lok Pal Bill (as per civil society representatives ). On 8 june 2011, Anna Hazare declared to restart the fast unto death on 16th August 2011 if the Lok Pal Bill is not passed by the Parliament of India by 15th August ,which is independence Day of India.
Read this also - Profile of Anna Hazare and his wisdom words.
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