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It's a
sarkari Lokpal: Prashant Bhusan
Thursday July 28, 2011 06:29:43 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Visibly upset members of the civil society Thursday described the
draft Lokpal bill approved by the cabinet as a "sarkari
(government) bill and a "cruel joke" on the people of the country.
"It will essentially be a sarkari Lokpal... It is a cruel joke on
the people of the country," senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant
Bhusan, who was part of a 10-member panel set up by the government
to draft the law, told a press conference soon after the cabinet
approved a draft anti-corruption legislation keeping the prime
minister and the judiciary out of its purview.
Bhusan said under the approved Lokpal draft legislation, there can
be no investigation by the ombudsman into the 2G spectrum
allocation, Adarsh housing society or the Commonwealth Games
scams.
"People will teach a lesson to this government" for such an
anti-corruption law at a time when scam after scam is tumbling
out, he added.
The advocate also took objection to the overwhelming majority of
government representatives in a panel that will select the Lokpal.
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