A04. ESTABLISH A STRONG OMBUDSMAN
Punjab now needs a strong Lokpal. Therefore a
strong Lokpal will be provided in Punjab. But
this ombudsman will be a judicial court, not an
individual. No politician will be able to become
its member.
It will have five members. Its chairman will be
a Supreme Court judge. One member will be a
judge of Punjab High Court, one will be an IAS
officer, one will be a technical educationist,
one member will be the current Lokpal of Punjab.
After its expiration, the Gram Sabhas and
General Sabhas of Punjab went to elect a new
member through EVM. This member can belong to
any category. But the ruling party will not be
political.
The first four members of the Lokpal will not
belong to Punjab and its neighboring states.
There will be an ombudsman force to act as an
investigating agency under the ombudsman. The
ombudsman will supply it from central probes
like CBI, Intelligence Bureau, RAW etc. Punjab
Police or Punjab Vigilance etc. will have
nothing to do with it. The office of the Lokpal
will be the office of the present Lokpal.
The Ombudsman will be able to directly hear and
punish complaints against the Chief Minister,
Ministers, MLAs, Principal Secretaries,
Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Directors,
Chairmen of Corporations, Directors, First Class
Bureaucrats.
The Lokpal will have all the powers of the High
Court. The Lokpal's decision may be appealed to
the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will be
requested by the Vidhan Sabha to hear the
appeals of the Chief Minister, Ministers etc. in
full bench of the Supreme Court.
Any resident of Punjab can send his complaint
against the above mentioned office bearers
directly to the Lokpal. Sanctions regarding
these cases will not be required. The Lokpal
will be able to probe against any man if he is
accused of being involved in serious allegations
like drug mafia, murder etc.
A case related to a common crime will be settled
by the Judicial Court. But if there is political
involvement, it will be settled in the Lokpal
court. The Limitation Act will not apply to
cases heard by the Lokpal.
The Lokpal can hear any case of emergency in the
country from April 1977 to date. History has
shown that the cancer of corruption erupted at
that time, which has become a big fistula today
and its operation seems impossible.