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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | RTI activists give a thumbs down

RTI activists give a thumbs down

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published Published on Dec 4, 2015   modified Modified on Dec 4, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) has put out a detailed analysis on the Kejriwal government's Delhi Janlokpal Bill 2015. Pointing out that as per the draft the Janlokpal is not independent of the government, the report also questions the silence over how expenses will be met.

NCPRI, which has been continuously questioning the government's decision to bring the bill without any public consultations, has now delivered its verdict on the contents and also given recommendations on how it can be made into a strong law.

A statement from NCPRI reads: "The NCPRI has maintained that a Lokpal should be independent, empowered, with appropriate jurisdiction, adequately accountable and realistically workable. We have consistently advocated that separate institutions with requisite jurisdiction and powers be set-up to investigate and prosecute corruption of elected officials and bureaucracy; of the judiciary; and separately to redress grievances of citizens."

"The draft seems to propose that the Delhi Janlokpal would also have jurisdiction over judges of the high court and Supreme Court for complaints of offences allegedly committed in the union territory of Delhi. Apart from this, the bill also has various weaknesses and deficiencies," the statement adds.

It has also been pointed out that the selection committee for appointing the Lokpal is biased in favour of the ruling party, with two of the four members being from the government (the CM and speaker). This curtails independence of the Lokpal. "Further, the bill envisages an even-numbered selection committee without providing for a solution to an impasse," NCPRI states.

The agency has also questioned the procedure for dealing with complaints against the Janlokpal chairperson and its members as well as the process of removal. "It is essential that the assembly in no way be involved in this process and complaints against the members of the Lokpal be received directly by the chief justice of HC and SC, who should have the complaints probed and, if warranted, recommend their removal to the LG."

The Times of India, 4 December, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/RTI-activists-give-a-thumbs-down/articleshow/50035712.cms


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