There is a heated debate as to whether Prime Minister and the Judiciary should come under the ambit of the proposed Lokpal bill. In the milieu, where we have seen a Prime Minister (Rajiv Gandhi) charged with bribery on a defence purchase deal and another Prime Minister (P.V. Narasimha Rao) accused of bribing a political head to win the trust vote in parliament, and most recently, the kin of a former Supreme Court Chief Justice (K.G. Balakrishnan) having been accused with accumulating wealth by misusing his official position, it is imperative in a democratic system, to place both Prime Minister and judiciary under the public scrutiny.
Syed Sultan Mohiddin
Kadapa, A.P.