CBI, Lap Dog of the Central Government

Government misleading public on Lokpal Bill: Hazare

New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare on Wednesday accused the government of trying to mislead the people of the country on the discussions related to the Lokpal Bill.
Addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India here, Hazare vowed to relaunch his hunger strike from August 16. He said that Jantar Mantar area would be focus of the fresh hunger strike.
"We have an Election Commission and the government can't interfere in its function. We have the Supreme Court and the Right to Information (RTI) Act which they cannot interfere in," Hazare said.
"Just like them, the Lokpal should also be beyond government's interference," he added.
He said: "The government is trying to create misunderstanding in the minds of the people before our fast, which will be the second struggle for freedom," he said.
Representatives of the government and the civil society have had nine meetings on the framing of an effective Lokpal bill.
The last meeting between the 10 representatives took place on Tuesday with both sides agreeing to disagree on key points of discussion related to the Lokpal Bill.
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said that while the government wanted a strong Lokpal, "we cannot have a parallel government".
Hazare said it was also important to bring the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the Lokpal to uproot corruption in the country.
"The CBI has investigated so many corruption cases but how many ministers have gone to jail since independence? This is because the government has full control over the CBI. That is why despite corruption ministers don't go to jail," Hazare said.
"This is why the CBI should be brought under the Lokpal. This is what we are demanding," he added.
Saying the government had "turned back on its words", Hazare sought support for his proposed hunger strike. (ANI)

I agree with Anna that the CBI has to be removed from the purview of the central government.
I have on a number of occasions in my earlier post mentioned the same thing.
The government tells it to sit, it sts.
The government tells it to stand, it stands.
The government tells it to wag its tails, it does so.
The government tells it to beg for food, it does so.
You will never find a more obedient dog.
And the best part is it switches its loyal with change of government at the centre.
Thus whether it is the UPA with congress or the NDA with BJP, the CBI behaves the same.
We want an independent CBI preferably under the Lok Pal or Supreme Court so that it functions without prejudice.
Any progress made in the corruption cases is because the Supreme Court has been monitoring the cases and pulling up the CBI.
This itself proves that the powers should be removed from the government for you cannot expect a thief to catch another thief