The CVC will suggest to the Parliamentary Standing Committee certain changes in the proposed Lokpal Bill and will pitch for greater powers to prosecute higher bureaucracy in corruption-related cases.
Senior officials in the anti-corruption body said that a detailed presentation explaining the Commission's role in checking graft in government departments has been prepared for the perusal of the panel.
A CVC official said that there would arise a conflict of interest in case if the Lokpal comes into effect in the form being envisaged by the civil society. The Committee is also entrusted with wide powers to deal with corruption related cases involving Central Government officials incuding those working in banks and other public offices, which will also come under the ambit of the Lokpal Bil.
The Commission comprised of Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar and two of his deputies R Srikumar and J M Garg, who is to present their views with this regard on September 7 before the House Committee on Personnel, Public Grieviances, Law abd Justice.
It stated that they will explain that there has to be a proper division of work between the CVC and the proposed Lokpal. The power of these two has to be made contradictory to hamper probe in corruption cases and added that they needed certain changes in it.
One of the official while refusing to disclose further details on CVc's presentation said that the panel should consider incorporating either the Central Vigilance Commissioner or one of the two Vigilance Commissioners into the Lokpal Bill for smooth functioning.
News Reported by AR for Newsvision online newspaper
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