History has provided us another opportunity to approve the Lok Pal Bill which is pending for the last 46 years. Whether we correct the lapses and the weaknesses of the original Lokpal Bill as was introduced and approved by the Lok Sabha or we allow that to remain is being watched by the people of India. We need to restore faith in public life and create an effective mechanism to deal with corruption. It is important that we provide for an effective Lokpal legislation. The Lok Sabha passed a Bill on December 27, 2011. On December 29, 2011 the Rajya Sabha disagreed with it. The majority members were in support of the amendments proposed by the Opposition parties. It was at this stage that the House was adjourned. Subsequently, the Bill was referred to the Select Committee, which has since submitted its report. The Select Committee was headed by Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi, a senior Congressman. It functioned predominantly on non-partisan lines and has come out with a large number of recommendations, which were substantially unanimous. However, there are some changes, which have been made by the government to the recommendations of the Select Committee. The issues which were required to be resolved by the Rajya Sabha are mentioned hereunder. Read more on the link mentioned below.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:30:52 +0000
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