Drafting Committee

• Lokpal Bill: Shanti Bhushan writes to Pranab about misleading statements

  In a letter written by Lokpal Bill drafting co-chair Shanti Bhushan to Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee - who is also the co-chair from the government's side - Mr. Bhushan has said the comparative chart prepared by Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily on the contentious Bill, does not represent their views accurately.Here's the letter by Mr. Bh...

• What's on offer in Ministers' draft of Lokpal Bill

  At a press conference this evening, the ministers who are on the Drafting Committee of the Lokpal Bill explained the highlights of their draft of the Bill - it differs radically from the draft prepared by the five activists who are headed by Anna Hazare and are also members of the Drafting Committee."Can we have a parallel investigative agency outs...

• Government wants to kill Lokpal Bill: Statement from activists

  After a meeting today of the joint drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill, the activists who're drafting the bill along with five ministers said that the meeting was a write-off. "It was not good...nothing came of it," said Arvind Kejriwal, an activist-member of the committee.Mr Kejriwal accused the government of wanting to "kill Lokpal before it...

• Consensus evasive, two drafts of Lokpal Bill likely

  More birthing pains for the law that's aimed at checking corruption in India. After the seventh meeting of the drafting panel today, the activists who're drafting the bill along with five ministers said that the meeting was a write-off. "It was not good...nothing came of it," said Arvind Kejriwal, an activist-member of the committee. (Watch)Mr Kejr...

• Now, CPI rejects government questionnaire on Lokpal

  The CPI has refused to answer a questionnaire on the Lokpal Bill sent to political parties by the government.In a letter to  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said the government had not consulted other parties when setting up the committee that's drafting the new bill against corruption.  Mr Mukherjee i...

• Hazare seeks interpreter from next meeting

  Unable to comprehend the deliberations in English in the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has sought an interpreter for him in the meeting.Hazare made the request for an interpreter as he found it difficult to follow closely the proceedings of the joint committee, chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukhe...

• Anna Hazare rules out differences over panel

  Anna Hazare, the man who successfully led the anti-corruption crusade for a Lokpal Bill, had to clarify after reports emerged that there is disagreement among some panel members over the constitution of the committee which will now draft the bill."I heard some reports that there are differences among the committee members. Baba Ramdev said that Kir...

• Lokpal Bill drafting committee: Pranab Chairman; Shanti Bhushan co-Chairman

  The Joint Committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill shall consist of five representatives of civil society, including Mr Hazare, and five ministers. The Chairperson of the Joint Drafting Committee shall be Pranab Mukherjee.The Co-Chairperson of the Joint Drafting Committee shall be Shanti Bhushan.Here's a list of the members of the committee:Governmen...