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लोकपाल विधेयक
Govt’s Lokpal Bill Vs Jan Lokpal Bill: Comparative Chart Rather than gunning for the corrupt and corruption, government’s Lokpal seems to be gunning for those who complain against corruption. How will Government’s Lokpal work? Suppose some citizen files a complaint to Lokpal against some corrupt government servant. Before the investigations actually start, the government servant can file a cross complaint against the citizen straight to the special court, without any preliminary enquiry by any agency, that the complaint is false or frivolous. The government will provide free advocate to the government servant to file this case. The citizen will have to defend himself on his own! Then there is stiffer punishment for the complainant than the corrupt government servant. If the Special Court concludes that the complaint is frivolous or false, the citizen faces a minimum of two years of punishment. But if the corruption charges against government servant are proved, there is a minimum of six months of punishment for the corrupt government servant!