Major loopholes of Lokpal Bill
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 04 August 2011, 03:48 IST   |    57 Comments
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2. PM, judiciary, bureaucrats outside its ambit
A major loophole that makes the controversial bill quite toothless and the anti-corruption exercise a sham one, Prime minister is excluded from its purview. The Lokpal is barred from probing any allegations against the PM who is closely associated with subjects like defence, security and foreign affairs. The proposed bill excludes the Prime Minister, higher judiciary, government bureaucrats, panchayats, and all State government machinery. The bill becomes meaningless if it does not include the bureaucrats who are time and again proved to be the masterminds behind many of the major corruption scams in India.

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