You can be assured of interesting quotes from Justice Santosh Hegde. Criticising the government's move to keep the CBI out of the purview of the Lokpal, Justice Hegde today said the step would reduce the anti-corruption watchdog to a mere complainant which is not acceptable.
"This is unacceptable totally because now they are trying to make the Lokpal institution just a complainant, not an investigative agency", the former Supreme Court judge said.
If you've just joined us, the Lokpal Bill was cleared last night by the Union Cabinet, but the new Bill will be a Constitution amendment Bill which will also bring the Prime Minister under the  ambit of Lokpal with certain riders.
The Bill, however, keeps the CBI out of purview of Lokpal except on cases which are referred to it by the latter. The Lokpal will have its own wings for preliminary inquiries and prosecution.

"From what I read in newspapers, the Lokpal  institution which is going to be headed by top-level people can only enquire, then investigation is handed over to the  CBI. CBI, in turn, is answerable to the Government. It does not come
under Lokpal. Therefore, what's the role of Lokpal? Only an enquiry officer?", the former Karnataka Lokayukta said. With this move, the CBI would only become "all-powerful", he said.