Should the Prime Minister be brought within the purview of the proposed Lokpal?

Should the Prime Minister be brought within the purview of the proposed Lokpal?

The Lokpal Is only an investigative body. If someone comes with credible proof of corruption by the PM, No less than seven members of the eleven members of Lokpal will look into the evidence and decide whether to investigate the PM or not. If it is a frivolous or unsubstantiated complaint, the complainant will be suitably punished. If the complaint has substance the Lokpal will investigate the matter. The 5 ministers from the government said that if any enquiry starts against the PM, the PM would lose all authority to govern and take decisions. We reminded them that in Bofors case also, the then PM was under scanner. But that did not deter him from taking decisions. If the PM takes many portfolios under himself, then all those ministries will become exempt according to the governments logic. Even in this governments own Lokpal bill, the PM was included with some qualifications. Even today, the CBI can investigate the PM but the problem is that the CBI is under the PM’s administrative control so effective investigation is not possible due to conflicts of interest. Therefore, we believe that the PM cannot be exempted from corruption investigation by the Lokpal.