Kejriwal: Deeply disappointed by govt draft
June 21, 2011  17:53

Prashant Bhushan from Anna Hazare's team says he is deeply disappointed by the government's model of the Lokpal draft.

The issues that have divided the Lokpal panels are:

  1. Prison term for guilty: Hazare wants mininum 6 months to a max of life; government wants 10 years.
  2. Hazare says common man can refer complaints for removal of Lokpal, government says only government can refer it to SC.
  3. Hazare says the PM should be under the purveiw of the Lokpal; government disagrees.
  4. Hazare says PM and higher judiciary should be under the purview
  5. Hazare wants Lokpal to have the authority to remove any minister; government says yes, barring the PM.
  6. Hazare says conduct of MPs to be included; government says conduct not within the house.  
  7. Hazare says CBI's vigilante wing and the CVC should be merged with Lokpal
  8. Hazare says CAG and CED to be part of Lokpal panel
  9. Hazare says all bureaucrats should be included; govt says only senior bureaucracy.
  10. Hazare wants prosecution and power to tap phones; govt says no to prosecution, and permission from home secretary for phone taps.

 

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