This Article is From Dec 15, 2011

Lokpal Bill meeting: How parties stand

Lokpal Bill meeting: How parties stand
New Delhi: At yesterday's all-party meeting, this is where the major political parties reportedly stood on the Lokpal Bill:

BJP:
  • The PM should be under the Lokpal, but with safeguards
  • There should be a judicial commission, not the Judicial Accountability Bill
  • The CBI should be independent

Left:
  • The PM should be under the Lokpal
  • The CBI should be depoliticised
  • Don't favour group C government employees under Lokpal
  • The Lokpal should be accountable

NCP:
  • The PM should be included
  • Group C officers should be included
  • The CBI should be under some government mechanism

Samajwadi Party:

  • The PM should be under the Lokpal, with safeguards
  • The CBI should not be under the Lokpal

AIADMK :
  • The PM and chief ministers should be out of the ambit of the Lokpal

RJD and LJP:
  • Don't rush the Bill
  • There should be reservation in the Lokpal
  • Parliament should not come under pressure

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