New panel on Lokpal called Law secretary for advice

Background
Lokpal bill was earlier referred to a new parliamentary panel consisting of 15-member Committee chaired by Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi by Rajya Sabha on May 21 2012


NEWS

1. This panel held its first meeting on Monday(25 June)  and has decided to call Law Secretary BA Agarwal to seek clarity on legal aspects involving the Lokpal Bill
   The Law Secretary is expected to brief the panel on the legal aspects of the Bill at its next meeting on July 4.
2. Panel also decided to seek opinion from a broad spectrum of people on the issue.
3. It was also decided to issue a public notification inviting comments on the Bill and call representatives of various ministries for recording of evidence.

It is interesting to note that several members of panel could not make it to the meeting for various reason ranging from delay in flight to lack of information about the meeting.

Editor's View: A parliamentary panel was also  formed about six months ago on the issue of  Lokpal. Lot of discussion with experts from different fields occurred  After that it was send to cabinet and then it arrived in Parliment at the end of winter season and got chocked in Rajya Sabha . Again, as bill arrived in Rajya Sabha, it was again referred to another panel. Clearly, same cycle of PCP (Panel-Cabinet-Parliament) has begun. This cycle may be required once but purpose of repeating the cycle is  nothing but to delay the Lokpal's implementation and deteriorate its quality!

Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_new-panel-scrutinising-lokpal-bill-to-call-law-secretary_1706594