Monday, October 24, 2011

[ZESTCaste] National panel seeks quota for dalits, OBCs in Lokpal

 

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/india/30310587_1_lokpal-dalits-parliamentary-panel

National panel seeks quota for dalits, OBCs in Lokpal
TNN Oct 22, 2011, 02.03AM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for SCs made a strong pitch for
reservation for dalits, OBCs and minorities in the Lokpal set-up, a
demand in sync with concerns raised by activists.

Commission chairman P L Punia told the standing committee on law and
justice that reservation for marginalized classes was a must to ensure
justice for these segments in any anti-graft mechanism.

Sources said Punia, who appeared along with former government advisor
P S Krishnan, demanded that the proposed Lokpal should enlarge the
definition of corruption to include violation of safeguards for SCs
and OBCs and diversion of their welfare funds as malfeasance at par
with corruption as understood in general.

Punia said the Lokpal set-up should have reservation at all three
tiers - search committee, selection committee and Lokpal. He demanded
that SCs and OBCs should be represented in the search committee which
presently is proposed to include four judicial and four administrative
members besides the chair.

The dalit watchdog's stance is crucial, as it is a constitutional body
and a mandatory sounding board for decisions on dalit welfare. The
parliamentary panel and the government may find it difficult to ignore
NCSC's demand also because it echoes the call from activists and
intellectuals from these sections.

Punia said Lokpal was important for dalit interests. He said the
national panel that he heads has the power of civil court in a pending
issue but loses its clout after the inquiry and cannot get its
directions enforced. He said Lokpal would be a great help in securing
justice for dalits if their grievances were made part of the
definition of corruption.

Senior lawyer Rajiv Dhawan said the proposed Lokpal set-up was
unwieldy, arguing that the selection panel and the final tribunal
should not be large.

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