How do you look at the Bill to protect the whistle blowers being moved in Indian Parliament?

Without getting into tne nitty gritty of the pros and cons of the bill and the salutary effects or otherwise it may have in the long run,it must be accepted that corruption has entered into the blood-

stream of the country and its citizens,so much so that any so-called protection contemplated for the

whistle blower may only remain a myth,considering the fact that as far as the "whistle blowee" is concerned,he has nothing to lose but everything to be gained by the termination of the blower.If

however the law is supplemented by a proper infrastructure to give the blower a new life by starting with providing him and his family,if any, a totally new identity to begin with followed by a complete resettlement by way of a job,money etc.it would give the authorities more teeth and power itself to tackle such hard-core criminals.Till then the whistle blower would constantly or rather for the greater part of his life,be looking over his shoulder trying to fathom when and where the death blow is going

to come from.In this regard,it would be ideal if the government were to emulate the Americans whose

"Witness Protection Program" has been found to work satisfactorily.Of course,the die hard criminals being powerful and having access to man and money power,use sophisticated and latest gadgetry to

try to target the whistle blowers but the system,by and large,has been found to work quite successfully.Have a Wonderful Day.

A proposed legislation to protect whistle blowers and provide severe punishment to those exposing the identity of people disclosing information was approved by the government on Monday.

India is about to join an elite club of just four democracies [USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand] which have whistle blower protection. These democracies have not had these laws in place for too long.

The US had its law in place only in 1989 and the other countries have followed after that.Now at last, India has taken the first tentative step towards a full-fledged law to protect whistle blowers.

Whistle blowers normally face a lot of problems in their careers. By exposing corruption among their superiors, they face the possibility of direct or indirect punishment. This could be in the form of lack of advancement and promotions ultimately leading to their careers failing.

The Whistle blowers’ Act at least protects the career interest of the whistle blowers and their identity. But a more important issue is the risk whistle blowers face in terms of physical harm. There is no provision for providing physical protection to them. That is the first part of the dilemma which whistle blowers in our country face.

The second aspect of the dilemma faced by whistle blowers is paradoxically because of the Right to Information Act.

The simple solution would be to make a provision in the Right to Information Act itself that the identity of whistle blowers will not be revealed under the Act.

This is definitely a problem that can be resolved. Where there is a will there is a way.

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"meant to be" being the operative word. The whistle-blower protection regulations have been amended to guard people who save secrets and methods, not people who blow the whistle on them. you're suitable. Telling us that the government is doing issues that -- not less than -- look unconstitutional isn't treason or espionage. What Snowden did became into needless to say not espionage, or we does not all understand approximately it. He did not provide the archives in secret to enemies or involved foreigners; he made it public.

"meant to be" being the operative word. The whistle-blower secure practices regulations have been amended to guard people who shop secrets and techniques, no longer people who blow the whistle on them. you're good. Telling us that the government is doing issues that -- a minimum of -- seem unconstitutional isn't treason or espionage. What Snowden did replaced into of course no longer espionage, or we does not all be attentive to roughly it. He did no longer provide the information in secret to enemies or involved foreigners; he made it public.

In our country there is nothing called confidential. Pay the appropriate person sufficient money and you can get all information on whistle blower No one will protect him.

Sincerely I do not understand "who/what is a whistle blower"

None can protect other. WB will face risk at all times.

it is all in the game