Imagine the role of law keepers when they are made to stand on the doors of politicians to save them from intruders who can overhear or eves-drop on the discussion of the public representatives. The closed door meetings of the ministries and sachivalayas do not allow common citizen to hear what has been conversed on deciding about their fate. The political masters along with the service class discuss the manner of program or development intervention, it more cases they try to maximise the economic and political returns of their investment in public. The agencies intended to protect the masses from financial fraud are informed or entertained as and when the group decide about things required, to make sure things are settled in advance.
The mere formality of approaches like PAC (parliamentary accounts committee) who is supposed to investigate major expenses has never been heard till the 2G scam happened, and this is supposed to be regular committee. High profile cases makes these committee stand in front and account, but sadly this also goes political way of addressing their party agenda.
The idea of 'lokpal' would allow the 'dwarpal' to enter into conversation with such decision makers and question their working. Thats the reason the bill had been waiting and revised nth time since 1968 under various political and government heads. Now, where is urgency? Lets be sure before 15th August (unofficial deadline set by Mr. Anna Hazare) arrives, half of the team members would go on leave and even if draft is prepared no one would agree to place it on the table of house of parliaments.
The law makers and other stakeholders (civil society) would not either their break their heads or bones to bring consensus to their agenda, never mind the main opposition parties too would be waiting to heard on their draft on 'Lokpal'. Till then let the agencies like CBI, PAC or CAG act like dwarpal and not to allow anyone to hear the conversation, so as to redefine the democratic setup of the country.
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