Udupi: Lokpal Bill will degrade constitutional position

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 25 October 2011: If we have to maintain the supremacy of the constitution, then the Janalokpal Bill should not be implemented, opinioned Bangalore University Law Department Professor Venkatesh. He was presenting a lecture during a felicitation function in Udupi on Saturday, on the subject ‘Constitution and the fight of Hazare’ conducted by Dalit Sangarsha Samiti.

 

He said that the plot is going on to degrade the constitution to second place and above that the establishing of the self governing Lokpal Bill, he accused. This bill will give provision to control the judiciary, executive and governing systems, so this is against our country’s democratic system, he justified his argument.

 

 

Our Prime Minister is the representative of our country in the International level. If PM is brought under the Lokpal Bill the position of the country’s representative will be lowered in International level and naturally the country’s position will get lowered. If the Supreme Court Judge is brought under this bill then there is fear of the judiciary system getting upset, he said.

 

Though there is no question on the honesty of Anna Hazare and his team, there is no guarantee that the members of this committee coming after them in the future will be honest. If the current anti corruption law is properly implemented then that itself will be enough and there is no need of this Lokpal bill, he argued.

 

On this occasion State Lawyers Association Vice President Shrinivasa Babu was felicitated by Dr. Premadasa Karkala. Association member Subhash Kowdichar was on the dias. G. Rajashekara presided over the program. District Convener Jayan Malpe gave introductory speech. Saraswathi Teacher welcomed the guests. Dinakara Bengre compeered the program.