31 aug 2011
New Delhi: One of the major decisions that the government has to make about the new anti-corruption agency - the Lokpal - is who will investigate the complaints of graft filed by the public. While the Lokpal - an ombdusman committee with nine members - will examine the evidence, it needs officers who will do the "field work."
Activist Anna Hazare and his associates have presented their vision of the Lokpal in what they refer to as the Jan Lokpal Bill. They have suggested that the anti-corruption wings of the CBI and the Central Vigilance Commission (the CVC) both be brought under the Lokpal. The CVC currently checks corruption among government departments. The CBI, sources say, will formally object to this proposal on September 7.
Different drafts of the Lokpal Bill - including Anna's version and another prepared by the government - are being reviewed by a parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Representatives of the CBI will meet this committee on September 7, and will stress that what the agency needs is more independence. Currently, the CBI - at least on paper - functions with relative autonomy, reporting to the government via the Department of Personnel and Training mainly on administrative matters.
Also, senior CBI officers will say that transferring the anti-corruption wing's officers to the Lokpal will adversely impact the investigations that the CBI is meant to handle. Currently, the Anti-corruption Wing often teams up with the Economic Offenses branch and the Special Crime Branch, for example.
CBI will formally object to reporting to new Lokpal
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Activist Anna Hazare and his associates have presented their vision of the Lokpal in what they refer to as the Jan Lokpal Bill. They have suggested that the anti-corruption wings of the CBI and the Central Vigilance Commission (the CVC) both be brought under the Lokpal. The CVC currently checks corruption among government departments. The CBI, sources say, will formally object to this proposal on September 7.
Different drafts of the Lokpal Bill - including Anna's version and another prepared by the government - are being reviewed by a parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Representatives of the CBI will meet this committee on September 7, and will stress that what the agency needs is more independence. Currently, the CBI - at least on paper - functions with relative autonomy, reporting to the government via the Department of Personnel and Training mainly on administrative matters.
Also, senior CBI officers will say that transferring the anti-corruption wing's officers to the Lokpal will adversely impact the investigations that the CBI is meant to handle. Currently, the Anti-corruption Wing often teams up with the Economic Offenses branch and the Special Crime Branch, for example.
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