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Institution of Jan Lokpal at central govt level Jan Lokayukta in each state Correspondingly Jan Lokpal to accept corruption complaints against Central govt dept and Jan Lokayukta against state govt dept Each will have 10 members and 1 chairperson
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Will be completely Independent Politicians and bureaucrats will not able to interfere in their functioning Will get whatever financial resources they require and will be empowered to select and employ any number of employees from within the government or outside.
Corruption at High Levels After investigation if proven guilty following 2 actions shall
be taken:
Confiscation of Assets
Each bureaucrat, politician and judge to submit their statement of moveable and immoveable assets every year This will be declared publicly, on the official website
Confiscation of Assets
If an asset is found to be owned by a public servant later and undeclared, it will be deemed to be obtained through corruption After each election, assets declared by each candidate to be verified If undeclared assets are found, a case will be registered
How to ensure that there is no corruption within Jan Lokpal or Jan Lokayukta?
Selection Committee selects 5 members from retired Chief Election Commissioners and retired CAGs. These 5 members will select another 5 members from civil society to make the 10member Search Committee.
Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta are directly accountable to people & transparent
2. By ensuring that they work well! every month on its website: Will have to publish
Cases received and cases disposed Cases closed, reasons for closure List of cases pending All records of all works will be open to the public, except some which: Affect national security Endanger the whistle blower Impede the process of ongoing investigation. But after investigation is complete, these will have to be disclosed
3. By ensuring that Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukt are not influenced!
The Chairperson and members of Lokpal and Lokayukta will not be eligible for appointment to any position in the govt or for contesting elections after they leave office.
Complaints against members and chair person of Lokpal and Lokayukta: Will be made to Supreme Court or respective High Court through a petition A five judge bench of respective Court, will hear the petition After hearing may order the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) SIT will have to conduct inquiry and submit its report within 3 months On the basis of this enquiry report, the respective Court may order removal of the member or Chairperson.
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Peoples Grievances will overburden them. Lokpal should only investigate a few high profile cases of corruption! ..Lokpal should not be given the responsibility of protecting the whistleblowers! CBI, CVC and departmental vigilance should not be merged into Lokpal Let Lokpal be a small body and let the existing anticorruption bodies keep functioning in ineffective manner as they are