Lokpal Bill gets Cabinet approval

The much talked about Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha by 3rd August and it will be government’s endeavour to ensure its early passage, if possible in the month-long Monsoon session itself.
The Government draft of Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Parliament on Agust 3 in the coming monsoon session has at last got the Cabinet approval. The another draft of Janlokpal Bill made by the Civil Society under the leadership of social activist Anna Hazare has only some of the clauses incorporated in it.
On the whole, it can be said that if the draft under discussion is passed by the Parliament and the Lokpal was was left independent, over four decades old cherished goal of the common people will be fulfilled at least a little.
The credit of compelling the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government to act on the Lokpal Bill goes solely to civil society members under the leadership of Anna Hazare. They have done a great service to the society, especially the unprivileged section of people all over the country. They did by declaring the war against corruption on full scale.
It would be better for team Anna to make a tour of all the corners of the nation and brief the general people living in far-flung villages about the deficiencies in the Lokpal Bill approved by the Cabinet and how the Government is cheating the people as they think instead going on hunger strike at Jantarmantar in New Delhi from August 16, causing law and order and security problem in national capital. their briefing the general people will show result in general elections in 2014.
As far as the Government is concerned, it has to ensure that no law and order or security proble occur in Delhi. That is why it has imposed 144 from Aug 1 to September 16 and nothing much should be read between the lines.
Anna Hazare has galvanized the people all over the country against corruption. So, if again Anna sits on hunger strike, there is every possibility that people in large number would throng to the venue of his hunger strike. To avoid over crowding at Jantarmantar during the Parliament in session may cause security problems in view of threat perception of VIPs in New Delhi and because of avoiding such risk, Delhi police has imposed 144 in the city.
There is enough scope for modifications in the Bill by sending the suggestions whatever by the civil society and others to Parliamentary Standing Committee . First let the Bill passed and be enforced.
Prime Minister and Judiciary have been kept out of the purview of the Lokpal Bill, though PM was voluntarily prepared to come under it. Cabinet overruled his suggestion and approved the Bill by overwhelming majority.Lokpal Bill must see the light of the day.