Landmark Bill

Landmark bill has been passed in Lok Sabha(first house) of our parliament to counter check corruption in government. A civil society group is able to bring about a protest to change the government is a phenomenon which should be greatly appreciated; and this is possible because we are a vibrant democracy. And media coverage and social networking in participation of the people are all modern methods by which the people mobilised themselves. Although the bill does not have constitutional status as anticipated, it will go a long way in eradicating off-record dealings of the government. The independence of the state’s investigation bureau was curtailed as its head would be appointed by the Prime Minister. Ten amendments were made before passing the bill. Now it is in the second stage. In the second house (Rajya Sabha),may be further amendments will be made before declaring it as a law.

Another bill, on Whistle-blower’s protection, was also passed by Lok Sabha and will be decided on the next session. Another one, Judicial Accountability Bill regarding the selection of Judges was debated and be taken up in the next session. Now further reduction of corruption in high places will be dealt with positively.Citizens Charter Bill was also taken up. 

It was revealed that 12,000 crores of Rupees were spent on import of pulses without opting for the lowest bidder during procurement. That means we bought pulses at high rates than that was available in the world market. So that explains the high cost of “dals” which are an essential part of our diets. When it comes to spending government’s money Politician does not recognise the right value. We should make more bills to amend this practise too.