<p>Stating that the bill was just an ordinary one and cannot tamper with special powers delegated to Supreme Court judges, Bhat said: “Asking the Prime Minister to be under the ambit is not suitable for our system.” He explained, in India an “accused” PM cannot function and not having a prime minister will create a vacuum at the Centre which is not something that is needed. “It is more important to run the country than preventing corruption, the latter must be a part of running the country.”<br /><br />Questioning whether the civil society was trying to put in place a parallel system, he said it was unconstitutional if the civil society wants Lokpal to be financially independent.<br /><br />He also criticised the Centre for having drafted a weak Lokpal bill and said that the Lokpal cannot be the solution for corruption. The civil society’s draft, he said, had more teeth, “...In fact, it only has teeth.”<br /><br />Bhat was here to participate in an interaction on Lokpal bill.</p>
<p>Stating that the bill was just an ordinary one and cannot tamper with special powers delegated to Supreme Court judges, Bhat said: “Asking the Prime Minister to be under the ambit is not suitable for our system.” He explained, in India an “accused” PM cannot function and not having a prime minister will create a vacuum at the Centre which is not something that is needed. “It is more important to run the country than preventing corruption, the latter must be a part of running the country.”<br /><br />Questioning whether the civil society was trying to put in place a parallel system, he said it was unconstitutional if the civil society wants Lokpal to be financially independent.<br /><br />He also criticised the Centre for having drafted a weak Lokpal bill and said that the Lokpal cannot be the solution for corruption. The civil society’s draft, he said, had more teeth, “...In fact, it only has teeth.”<br /><br />Bhat was here to participate in an interaction on Lokpal bill.</p>
