Highlights of parliamentary panel report on Lokpal

By IANS,

New Delhi : Main points of the Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Lokpal:


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* Constitutional status for Lokpal

* Group A and B employees under Lokpal, Group C and D staff under the Chief Vigilance Commissioner.

* Parliament to decide bringing prime minister under the purview of the ombudsman.

* Vote, speech and conduct of MPs in the house out of the Lokpal

* Judiciary out of Lokpal.

* Separate grievance redressal bill to address the demand for a citizen’s charter.

* A single enactment to enable setting up of Lokpal and Lokayuktas in states.

* Separation of Central Bureau of Investigation’s probing and prosecution role for objectivity.

* Lokpal to initiate preliminary probe.

* Corporates, NGOs, media to be under Lokpal.

* Mandatory reservation for Dalits, backwards and minorities up to 50 percent in the search panel for the Lokpal, but not in selection committee.

* Punitive measures to deal with false complaints.

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