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National Anti-corruption Lokpal Rashtriya/Rajya Bhrashtachar Nivaran Lokpal)

National Anti-corruption Lokpal Rashtriya/Rajya Bhrashtachar Nivaran Lokpal). An Element of the Concurrent and Collective Anti Corruption and Grievance Redress Measures. BASIC APPROACHES. Strengthen and support democratic processes and institutions rather than bypass them.

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National Anti-corruption Lokpal Rashtriya/Rajya Bhrashtachar Nivaran Lokpal)

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  1. NationalAnti-corruption LokpalRashtriya/Rajya Bhrashtachar Nivaran Lokpal) An Element of the Concurrent and Collective Anti Corruption and Grievance Redress Measures

  2. BASIC APPROACHES • Strengthen and support democratic processes and institutions rather than bypass them. • Bypass democratic institutions for: • implementation • regulation • Legislation • Perhaps the first charge for preventing corruption and grievances must always be with democratic institutions.

  3. BASIC APPROACHES • What are the main constraints in fighting corruption and preventing grievances? • Lack of strong laws ? Or lack of implementation? • Lack of institutions? Or an inability to make them perform? • Though we might need some new laws and institutions, they would also go the same way as the old ones, unless we concurrently tackled implementation problems.

  4. SCOPE AND COVERAGE • Investigate and prosecute (though preferably through an independent agency, finally) • Investigate and prosecute the Prime Minister • After clearance from SC full bench; • After giving notice to ruling party/coalition; • Not for vicarious responsibility. • I & P ministers, MPs, senior officers etc. • All co-accused, including officials, NGOs and corporates.

  5. SCOPE AND COVERAGE • Exclude higher judiciary – but cover them in a revised “Judicial Standards and Accountability Lokpal”. • Exclude grievances – to be dealt with by the Public Grievances Lokpal • Exclude middle level bureaucracy – covered under a strengthened/new CVC/SVC. • Cover lower bureaucracy by strengthening departmental enquiry processes.

  6. SCOPE AND COVERAGE • Need to amend PCA to cover corporates - entity that receives from public authority any order, contract, license, clearance, etc. in violation of law/rules - deemed to have indulged in corrupt practices. • Should take cognisance of complaints under PCA, Chapter IX of the Indian Penal Code, Prevention of Money laundering Act, etc.

  7. PROBLEMS WITH THE OFFICIAL BILL • Selection committee: • Replace Science Academy head/national Professor with two central university VCs – scientist and social scientist/humanities. • Cabinet secretary not member. • Mandatory search committee (poor past experience) • Putting the shortlist in the public domain. • Inviting and considering public comments. • Making basis of final shortlist public

  8. PROBLEMS WITH THE OFFICIAL BILL • No elevation of Lokpal member as chair • Stronger financial autonomy (sections 16, 43, 44 and 46) • Section 38(2) – not desirable that all trials must be completed within two years – what happens if they are not? • Not desirable that government (through the President) decides to initiate enquiry against Lokpal member, and decides penalty (s. 40)

  9. PROBLEMS WITH THE OFFICIAL BILL • Should not be sole authority to decide complaints against own officers – ombudsman. • No penalty for false and frivolous/vexatious complaints – cannot define or objectively determine. Only for false and proven malfide intent – and then only a reasonable fine (s. 50). • Complaints that are cognizable under Lokpal should not be cognisable under any other act. • NGOs?

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