The Parliament of India will have a debate on the proposed Lokpal Bill (Anti Corruption Law). There are atleast 4 important versions of the draft Bill- Government Bill, Janlokpal Bill of Team Anna, Aruna Roy's version of NCPRI and Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan's Loksatta's draft. This slide show attempts to define the key differences between these 4 versions.

1. LOKPAL BILL DIFFERENT VERSIONS KEY DIFFERENCES

2. TEAM ANNA SHOULD THE PM COME UNDER THE AMBIT OF LOKPAL? GOVERNMENT YES , IS ACCOUNTABLE TO LOKPAL YES , BUT ONLY WHEN THE PM DEMITS OFFICE LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY NO ,CAN’T BE ACCOUNTABLE TO ANY EXTRA PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY YES , BUT SUPREME COURT NOD IS REQUIRED

3. SHOULD LOWER BUREAUCRACY BE UNDER AMBIT OF LOKPAL? TEAM ANNA GOVERNMENT YES , IT SHOULD COME NO , IT WILL DEAL ONLY WITH GROUP- A OFFICERS LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY YES , BUT FOCUS ON HIGHER LEVEL CORRUPTION NO , STRONGER CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION (CVC) TO DEAL WITH LOWER OFFICERS

4. SHOULD JUDICIARY BE BROUGHT UNDER LOKPAL? TEAM ANNA GOVERNMENT YES , IT SHOULD COME NO , ALREADY INTRODUCING JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BILL LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY NO , CREATE NATIONAL JUDICIAL PANEL BY EX-JUDGES NO , JUDCIAL ACCOUNTABLE BILL NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED

5. TEAM ANNA SHOULD CENTRE LAW SET UP LOKAYUKTAS IN STATES? GOVERNMENT YES , IT SHOULD COME NO , IT VIOLATES FEDERAL STRUCTURE LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY YES , ITS ALREADY DONE FOR RTI YES , PARLIAMENT CAN PASS SUCH A LAW

6. SHOULD EACH DEPT HAVE A CITIZEN CHARTER FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSEL ? TEAM ANNA GOVERNMENT YES , IT SHOULD COME CITIZEN CHARTER OF CENTRAL GOVT ALREADY IN PLACE NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED . LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY NO , IT SHOULDN’T BE BURDENED WITH GRIEVANCES NO , SEPARATE GRIEVANCES PANEL UNDER DIFFERENT LAW

7. MERGER OF CBI WITH LOKPAL TEAM ANNA GOVERNMENT YES , IT SHOULD BE MERGED TO ACT INDEPENDENT NO , LOKPAL WILL HAVE ITS OWN INVESTIGATION WING LOKSATTA ARUNA ROY NO, BUT CBI ANTI-GRAFT UNIT MUST REPORT TO LOKPAL NO , LOKPAL AND CVC WILL HAVE SEPARATE PROBE BODIES

8. LET PARLIAMENT DEBATE !