Lokpal Bill: Differences Between Team Anna And Govt

Lokpal Bill panel's final meeting is taking place this afternoon. This being the conclusive meeting of the Lokpal bill drafting committee, curiosities are rising in the public about the outcome of this meet. Though Team Anna and the Government were able to settle some disputes on Monday, some new differences have emerged, that are to be addressed today. Let's have a look at the key points that divide the civil society representatives and the Government.

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The Differences
* The civil society wants the Prime Minister and higher judiciary covered under Lokpal. The Government agrees to bring the PM in the Lokpal ambit but with riders, and it is against bringing the higher judiciary under Lokpal.

* Team Anna recommends removal of any minister barring the Prime Minister. The Government has partially given in on the issue and says Lokpal can prosecute ministers if prima-facie culpability established.

* Civil society wants conduct of MPs in Parliament to be included but the Government is against it.

* Team Anna wants the CBI, vigilance wing and CVC to be merged with the Lokpal, but the Government disagrees.

* The activists want CAG and CEC to be part of Lokpal selection panel as they feel otherwise this would also become a political appointment, but the Government disagrees.

* Team Anna wants all bureaucrats be included, but the Government agrees to bring only the higher bureaucracy under Lokpal cover.

* Team Anna wants Lokpal to have prosecution powers and power to tap phones, but the Government disagrees on prosecution powers and also said Lokpal needs to take permission from Home Secretary on phone tapping

* The civil society wants maximum life imprisonment, but the Government says the maximum imprisonment should be 10 years.

* Team Anna wants all citizens empowered to refer complaints for removal of Lokpal to the Supreme Court, but the Government says only it should have the power to refer complaints against Lokpal to the apex court.
 

Modi Is Not Our PM: Owaisi

MIM is a recognized state political party based in the Indian state of Telangana, with its head office in the old city of Hyderabad, which has its roots in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen founded in 1927. Unlike most of the regional and national level parties, MIM party leaders ‘fight’ only for the well-being of Muslims, whereas no other party has such communal feelings. In their each and every speech, MIM leaders speak only about Muslims. If these leaders are here to fight for Muslims, then why there are no development works are happening in old city area for decades. Akbaruddin Owaisi faced criticism for making hate remarks on Narendra Modi and Hindus. Recently, his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi made some notorious annotations. In a one-on-one debate between BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi on the topic of demonetization in a popular Hindi channel, the former left no stone unturned in exposing the latter’s communal designs. Owaisi claimed how most of the Muslim community still remains unbanked and that demonetization has caused severe inconvenience to Muslims. He even went on to say that ATM’s in Muslim-dominated areas weren’t fed enough money. He indirectly alleged that the Modi government hadn’t done anything for Muslims. Even after being pressurized Owaisi didn’t call Narendra Modi as his Prime Minister. He went on said, “Your Prime Minister…” On the other hand, Sambit spoke wisely and called Owaisi a leader of small stature because he talked only of Muslims. He said that no area was Muslim or Hindu and that all areas belonged to India. Owaisi was constantly quoting an RBI report, to which Sambit challenged him to show where the RBI had used the word ‘Muslim’. Sambit even said that if a Muslim leader speaks of Muslims it’s not an issue, but the moment a VHP leader speaks of Hindus people go crazy accusing them of imposing the Hindutva ideology. The most amazing of his counters was to Owaisi’s claims of Muslims not having been brought into the banking system. Sambit said that when banks or ATMs are to be opened in Muslim areas leaders like Owaisi shout that banking is un-Islamic and that Muslims should refrain from it! This video of debate between Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral in social media.