07-05-2011, 07:06 AM
Govt wants veto on toothless Lokpal
July 05, 2011 1:01:01 AM
Arun Jaitley http://www.dailypioneer.com/350806/Govt-...okpal.html
A national upsurge against corruption is both legitimate and understandable. Recent instances of corruption have shaken the faith of people in the existing anti-corruption mechanism.
The cancer of corruption has impacted various institutions. The 2008 Vote of Confidence obtained by the UPA Government in the Lok Sabha was vitiated by political defections wherein bribery and corruption played a significant role. The Parliamentary Committee disregarded the overwhelming evidence of bribery and divided itself on political lines. There is no greater crime in a democracy than vitiating a parliamentary mandate through bribery. An act of bribery was covered up by parliamentary subversion. Despite three years of protests, the 2G scam remained unaccountable. It took a great deal of parliamentary pressures, media debates and judicial activism to bring some people to book. An international event like the Commonwealth Games was subverted due to allegations of corruption in the organisation of the games. The credibility of Indian media is adversely hit by allegations of ââ¬Ëpaid newsââ¬â¢.
July 05, 2011 1:01:01 AM
Arun Jaitley http://www.dailypioneer.com/350806/Govt-...okpal.html
A national upsurge against corruption is both legitimate and understandable. Recent instances of corruption have shaken the faith of people in the existing anti-corruption mechanism.
The cancer of corruption has impacted various institutions. The 2008 Vote of Confidence obtained by the UPA Government in the Lok Sabha was vitiated by political defections wherein bribery and corruption played a significant role. The Parliamentary Committee disregarded the overwhelming evidence of bribery and divided itself on political lines. There is no greater crime in a democracy than vitiating a parliamentary mandate through bribery. An act of bribery was covered up by parliamentary subversion. Despite three years of protests, the 2G scam remained unaccountable. It took a great deal of parliamentary pressures, media debates and judicial activism to bring some people to book. An international event like the Commonwealth Games was subverted due to allegations of corruption in the organisation of the games. The credibility of Indian media is adversely hit by allegations of ââ¬Ëpaid newsââ¬â¢.