Jan Lokpal practical undemocratic: Aruna Roy

New Delhi: Jan Calling Lokpal Anna Hazare of Bill "impractical and difficult," said social activist and National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy said that the administration of widespread powers to an unelected body is a "threat to democracy."

"Jan Lokpal bill is unenforceable. It derails the checks and balances between the judicial, executive and other organs of the democratic structure," Roy, 65, who pioneered the right to information (RTI) movement in the country, told IANS in an interview.
Jan Lokpal practical undemocratic: Aruna Roy


"Not that we agree with the government's bill Lokpal. Lokpal legislation must be fully conscious again by activists, legislators and other stakeholders.

"We, of course, support for the democratic right to hold demonstrations Hazare and fast against the government. That is why we condemned the arrest of Hazare" he said.

"But we have a meeting with them, though hold meetings including in meetings and events of common interest," he said.

Asked about the large Hazare has attracted public support, Roy said: "There have been mass rallies in support of NGO-sponsored agitation, as the Narmada Bachao No advertising may be similar, as live TV was not there then .. "

Roy and his fellow activists of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) have prepared an alternate version of the bill Lokpal, which will be submitted to the Standing Committee of parliament.

Roy, a Magsaysay award winner, said Jan Lokpal bill is an "exercise of a giant, complicated," as they sought to extend from the first minister to a pawn.

"He wants to take the higher courts in your area, which otherwise should have been according to the Judicial Responsibility and Standards Bill, 2010," he said.

It was felt that the suggestion of the dual duties - to curb corruption and repair damage - under the Lokpal Jan was not feasible.

"The Lokpal Jan is a threat to democracy as a powerful and unelected agency can lead to abuse of power and abuse of authority. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely," he joked.

"Mitigating complaint should not be the role of Lokpal, but must be the work of the executive.

"Behold, the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers in the NREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Rajasthan have not been paid. But that is due to the shortage of banks and other bureaucratic hurdles, "he said.

The massive organizational settings suggested in Lokpal Jan will lead to corruption and inefficiency, he said.

"You may be able to find 11 members Lokpal integrity, but it is difficult to create a clean implementation of thousands of employees and hold them accountable," said Roy.

The government drafted Lokpal is also deficient in several fronts, he said. Because it excludes cases in state, there can be an investigation into the cases as the scandal of society Adarsh ​​housing scam Commonwealth Games and the illegal mining in Karnataka.

She said that excluding the prime minister and the higher courts were wrong. "This was wrong. No one should be above the law," he said, adding that there must be safeguards. "Since both the Lokpal and the Supreme Court should agree on an investigation against the prime minister."

Roy also suggested that court rules and Accountability Bill should be reviewed to facilitate the adoption of effective measures against the superior courts, while the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) should be strengthened to investigate the minor officials.

Bill whistleblowers protection should also be revised to meet the increasing attacks and threats against RTI activists, he suggested.

"Lokpal Bill should not become a matter of inflexible positions, political rivalries and personality disturbances engine. What we need is an honest and detailed discussion of the legislation of a huge social importance and public concern" he said.

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