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Major loopholes of Lokpal Bill
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 04 August 2011, 03:49 IST   |    57 Comments
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3. Lokpal is just an advisory body
The government proposal highlights the fact that the Lokpal is just an advisory body which will forward its report to the competent authority after investigation. The particular competent authority will decide whether to take action on Lokpal's report or not. In this era of coalition government, it will be impossible for the PM to take any action against his cabinet members as the prime minister is the competent authority when it comes to cabinet ministers. The Jan Lokpal Bill fights for those powers by which the Lokpal can initiate prosecution against any one after completion of investigations in any case.

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