CBI tells Parl panel how unhappy it is with Lokpal draft

July 13, 2012 19:29

The Lokpal Bill in its present form "seriously compromises" CBI's autonomy of investigation and does not address its concerns, the agency told a Parliamentary panel on Friday.

The CBI also contended that multiplicty of authorities it has to report to has "greatly hampered" its functional and administrative autonomy and "thereby the effectiveness of CBI".

Appearing before the Rajya Sabha Select Committee examining the Lokpal Bill, CBI Director A P Singh said the measure in the present form does not deal at all with the issue of agency's dependence on government over financial and administrative matters.

In a detailed presentation before the Committee, CBI said one of the focal points of the Lokpal agitation was to give greater autonomy to the investigation agency.

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