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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Amartya Sen opposes harsh anti-graft measures

Amartya Sen opposes harsh anti-graft measures

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published Published on Jan 4, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 4, 2012

-The Hindu Business Line

 

Even as the blame game over the midnight bedlam in Parliament over the Lokpal Bill continues, Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen on Monday said the issue of corruption should be solved within the “structure of democracy” according to the “rule of law”.

“Corruption is a huge issue in India, and it has been so for long. The importance of corruption elimination is a part of this movement,” Prof. Sen said referring to the anti-graft movement led by Anna Hazare. He was speaking at an interactive session organised by Confederation of Indian Industry on Monday evening, following the screening of Amartya Sen: A Life Re-examined, a film based on his life and work.

Prof Sen further said these were early days of the movement and there was more to come.

The Lokpal Bill has drawn strong criticism on some of its clauses, particularly on the contentious issue of Lokayuktas, by various political parties.

The call for the creation of Lokayuktas in States on the lines of the Lokpal, the national anti-graft ombudsman, would be in violation of the federal structure of the polity as provided in the Constitution as it would hurt the independence of states, various political parties argue.

“The real challenge of the Bill would lie in its implementation in the democratic structure. What has to be seen is how to integrate it in the democratic structure without undermining it,” Prof. Sen said.

Terming China's way of dealing with corruption as harsh, Prof. Sen said summary execution was not a way to remove corruption.

The Hindu Business Line, 3 January, 2012, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2771937.ece


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