In and article " Up the garden path " Union Cabinet Minster, Kapil Sibal demolishes the concept of any Lok Pal. ( HT, June 30 ). He makes the following points against civil society demands - 1. In any court case one side has to lose. Being bitter the loser will then accuse the judge of corruption. Judges will not be able to work for fear of the Lok Pal, hence judges should be outside the ambit of the Lok Pal. 2. Civil servants are protected by Articles 311 and 320 (3)(c). If they are in constant fear of punished for corruption then government will be paralysed. So leave out civil servants. 3. Several previous Prime Ministers have been decidedly dodgy but Lok Pal members will not be angels either. Never mind that the Prime Minister is an accessory to so many scams but " weakening the institution of the PM would be monumental folly ". 4. Members of Parliament are protected by Article 105(2) for speeches and votes inside Parliament. If they are to be prosecuted for buying votes or fighting inside Parliament then every action will become suspect. So leave them to the ethics committee and the Speaker, who are of the same ilk, so nothing. 5. To transfer the Chief Vigilance Commissioner and the anti corruption wing of the CBI will allow the Lok Pal to monitor phone, internet and other media which cannot be allowed. Finally Mr Sibal pours scorn on Anna Hazare calling him a Pied Piper fooling the people with soothing music. Only someone with monumental arrogance will claim that we, the people, are stupid. For 63 years the politicians and civil servants have been looting us so they want status quo to continue. We want the bastards hanged. All of them.