Claiming that this Bill is weak, and that in its present form it would not do much to tackle corruption, Anna Hazare wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister listing 4 provisions, which at a minimum any Bill passed by the Parliament should contain.
 These four provisions were as follows.
  1. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas must be able to suo moto initiate their own investigations, without a complaint or reference from anyone. It should also not be required to alert the accused through preliminary enquiry or hearing before filing an FIR (this is as recommended by the Standing Committee).
  2. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas must be able to carry out independent investigations, through any one of the following mechanisms.
    • The anti-corruption branch of CBI should be merged into Lokpal, anti-corruption bureaus and state vigilance departments in state governments should be similarly merged into Lokayuktas,
      OR
    • Lokpal and Lokayuktas should have their own investigative wings which should have exclusive jurisdiction over cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, (the Government's own previous draft of the Bill included this provision)
      OR
    • The administrative and financial control over CBI should be with Lokpal and the appointment of CBI Director should be independent of any political control. The anti-corruption bureaus and state vigilance departments in state governments should be merged into Lokayuktas.
  3. The selection of the Lokpal should be through the consensus of the selection panel. Selection committee should consist of Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, two judges to be nominated by collegium of Supreme Court judges, CAG, CVC and CEC. Search committee to suggest nominees should consist of former Chief Justices, Former CAG, former, CVC and former CEC. A detailed selection procedure should be prescribed in the law itself.
  4. The Lokpal/Lokayukta's jurisdiction should include Class C and D officers directly.
 
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