Post-Ramdev, Anna Hazare wants 'every one' in govt to come under Lokpal

After dealing with Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, government is likely to face another challenge soon with Anna Hazare-led civil society which wants to bring 'mantri to santri' (minister to sentry) under the ambit of the proposed Lokpal Bill.

Sources said the government was wary on a few issues which the civil society members in the Lokpal Bill drafting committee wanted to incorporate in the proposed anti-graft law that seeks to bring the higher judiciary and the prime minister under the ambit of Lokpal.

Independence of judiciary is protected by the Constitution but if the judiciary is made subservient to Lokpal, it would affect the functioning of the judges.

If the prime minister is brought under the ambit of Lokpal, whenever there is a complaint against him or her, he or she will have to resign to ensure impartiality in probe or else there will allegations that the prime minister may influence the witnesess or witnesses who'd be afraid of giving testimony against the prime minister.

If such a situation arises whenever there is a complaint against the prime minister and he or she has to resign for impartiality, there would be change of central government in every six months, sources said.

Civil society members want to include every one in the government -- 'mantri to santri' - under Lokpal and this idea would "derail" the whole attempt to check corruption at higher places, sources said.