Lokpal Meeting Boycott

The Congress has boycotted the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for a fifth time this year, asserting that it would continue to do so until the leader of the single largest opposition party is given the status of a full-fledged member in the panel.

The tenuous relationship between the government and civil society activists led by Anna Hazare seems to now be in the hazard zone.  Senior minister Kapil Sibal took on Mr Hazare for deciding to skip today's meeting of the committee that's drafting the new law against corruption, the Lokpal Bill. Mr Sibal also suggested that the government is r...

Already under fire for the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the government on Sunday suffered another setback with civil society activists deciding to boycott Monday's meeting of the Lokpal Bill joint drafting committee.Terming the incidents at the Ramlila Maidan as the reason for their boycott, the five-m...

The Congress has boycotted the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for a fifth time this year, asserting that it would continue to do so until the leader of the single largest opposition party is given the status of a full-fledged member in the panel.

The tenuous relationship between the government and civil society activists led by Anna Hazare seems to now be in the hazard zone.  Senior minister Kapil Sibal took on Mr Hazare for deciding to skip today's meeting of the committee that's drafting the new law against corruption, the Lokpal Bill. Mr Sibal also suggested that the government is r...

Already under fire for the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the government on Sunday suffered another setback with civil society activists deciding to boycott Monday's meeting of the Lokpal Bill joint drafting committee.Terming the incidents at the Ramlila Maidan as the reason for their boycott, the five-m...