New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Team Anna, in an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and parliamentarians Sunday, hoped the best possible anti-graft law will emerge from the debate in 'the people's Houses' and called for merging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the proposed Lokpal.

Hazare's India Against Corruption is 'keen that the best possible law' emerges from the debate in the 'people's Houses (parliament)', he said.

'While we are on record with our displeasure over the current draft of the bill, we are also keen that the best possible law should now emerge from the debate in the people's Houses,' the letter said.

Parliament's winter session was to end Dec 22 but has been extended Dec 27-29 to discuss the anti-graft Lokpal bill. Hazare will be fast on these three days and has also announced a 'jail bharo' Dec 30-31.

Team Anna said the Lokpal and Lokayuktas should be able to carry out investigations through the anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which should be merged into the Lokpal, and the anti-corruption bureaus and state vigilance departments in states should be similarly merged into Lokayuktas.

The other option they have given is for the Lokpal and Lokayuktas to have their own investigative wings which should have exclusive jurisdiction over corruption cases.

Another option is of giving the Lokpal and Lokayuktas administrative and financial control over the CBI.

They said the appointment of a CBI director should be independent of any political control.

They also demanded that the selection of Lokpal should be through consensus of the selection panel and the selection committee should have the prime minister, Leader of Opposition, two judges to be nominated by the collegium of Supreme Court judges, comptroller and auditor general, central vigilance commission and chief election commissioner.

They said the lower bureaucracy should be under the Lokpal.

'Without these provisions, the Lokpal bill will be just another law - one among many that have proven ineffective so far.

Team Anna also said that although their opposition to some portions of the bill proposed and introduced in parliament by the central government remains, they want parliamentarians to include some of their points too.

They said they want the Lokpal and Lokayuktas to suo motu initiate their own investigations, without a complaint or reference from anyone.

'It should also not be required to alert the accused through preliminary enquiry or hearing before filing an FIR (First Information Report),' they said, adding this was recommended by the parliamentary panel that examined the Lokpal bill.

In the letter, it said : 'The year-long people's campaign against corruption has brought us to the very edge of legislation that can tackle it powerfully.'

'Sensing the national mood, parliament has also taken it upon itself to foster a significant debate on the issues within the Bill, and for this we thank our elected representatives.'

India Census 2011 has been completed recently, in Feb 2011. Among the significant highlights are the the following facts.

• India's current population is a staggering 1.2 Billion - almost 17% of the world's population.

• The population has grown by 181 Million in the last decade - but at a rate slower as compared to the previous decade. 

• The sex ratio has been tagged at 940. It means that for every 1000 men, there are 940 women.

These statistics highlight the immenseness of our population. As for the sex ratio, it has been a positive move from 2001 - when the sex ratio was 933. 

We all are proud citizens of India. The need of hour is to realize our responsibilities and give a halt to this evil crime. What can we do to curb the brutal and undesirable practice of mass killing girls? A determined drive can initiate a spark to light the lamp and show the world that we all are part of the great Mother India..

'Perseverance and inspiration often leads to privilege but without hard work and dedication they'll be no success. The hardest profession to take in life is being a girl child. Discrimination and discrepancy are two most important factors that hamper the journey of every female from the earliest stage of life. Starting from her presence into her mother’s womb to infancy, childhood and finally to adulthood, she is outnumbered by the male dominating society of the country.

India is a country where social disadvantage outweighs natural biological advantage of being a girl. A whole range of discriminatory practices including female foeticide, female infanticide, female genital mutilation, son idolization, early marriage and dowry have buried the future of the nation. In India, discriminatory practices have greatly influenced the health and well-being of a girl child, resulting in a higher mortality rate.

It is believed that every year 12 million girls are born in the country but unfortunately only 1/3 of those survive. Some are killed in the womb, some at the time of birth, some die due to ill health and some due to poor nutritional status. Only a few numbers of girls are able to survive till their 15th birthday.

She will definitely be sucessfull enough to take care of her family. Her independence - social and economic - would make her strong and brave to face our difficult world. And such a girl would certainly be able to take care of her aging parents.

If someone is so detrimental to have a girl, and would like to have a boy child, they should think that some two decades down the line - they would be searching for a suitable girl to get their son married. And if all parents would just like to have boys - like they do - where would you get a girl from? Haven't we heard of the quote - Educate a man, you educate one person, educate a woman, you educate a complete family. It is here you can understand the importance of a lady. 

People generally ask this question that girl child is a curse & blessing .But I think it as a stupid question. How can a girl be a curse. A girl is always blessing. Girl is a devi.Woman are the pillars of society. How can they be a curse. Girl is a mother who take can her children in every part of life. How can she be a curse? My question to the people of this whole world. Are girls really equal to the boys? I think so, girls r not equal to the boys. This all is just written in the books. It is man dominating society where men are always considered for superior than the girls. Parents do not spend money on their daughters. They always neglect their daughter’s study having thought their daughter will leave them one day. Boys are always considered superior but girls can competition with boys in every field and even they can prove better than boys.
I think we must raise voice against those doctors who r killing innocent girls before their birth and we must raise voice against those parents who go for abortion and considered girl child as a curse. Only then we can expect a good future. People think that girls are inferior but history is the witness that ‘Indira gndhi’ was a great leader. She gave a new dimension to India. ‘Kalpana chawla’ is a great legend & ‘Sunita Williams did a great job for India.
Without a girl, a man is incomplete, a house is incomplete, &without a girl this whole world is incomplete .So I request u to please save the girl child & please never curse them.

Women are the receiving end in Indian society. They are will treated or tortured at every stage. A girl child is in bondage from her very childhood. She is under constant, vigil First by the parents, then her husband and finally her own children. Not only that, she is often condemned to death even before she is born. This is called female killing in the womb itself.