CVC to protect whistle-blowers: Govt to SC

The proposed notification would provide for stringent action against those who leak out the name of the person exposing corruption in public life. The Indian Express had exposed how Dubey was murdered last year after he complained of corruption in the Prime Minister’s Golden Quadrilateral project.

The proposal said that the CVC, while entertaining those complaints made by persons revealing their identity, would conduct preliminary investigations into the alleged corruption and if it was of the opinion that either the complainant or the witnesses needed protection, it would issue appropriate directions to the government authorities.

In his suggestions, Raval had stated that the CVC would be the designated agency to receive complaints from government servants or members of public ‘‘on any allegations of corruption or misuse of office by any employee of the government of public sector organisations’’.

However, he said that the CVC would not entertain any anonymous complaint.