Lokpal Bill History

The sprawling Ramlila Maidan, where Arvind Kejriwal Saturday took oath as Delhi's chief minister, has seen numerous rallies including those addressed by Mahatma Gandhi.

The Lokpal Bill has always appeared to be a jinxed affair, the history of last 40 years shows. With the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die midnight amid uproar without passing the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011, even after day-long debate, it has once again shown that it was so. In fact, the strange coincidence so far was that the Lok Sabha has got d...

The Lokpal bill, first introduced in the Lok Sabha in 1968, failed to be legislated into law as it lapsed after the fourth Lok Sabha session was dissolved. At the time, it had neither members of Parliament nor the prime minister under its purview. The Lokpal bill was later introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2008 and finally in ...

Indian Parliament made history today when the Lok Sabha adopted a resolution accepting the three demands of Anna Hazare that have been sticking points in the government and Team Anna coming to an agreement on a draft Lokpal Bill.

The sprawling Ramlila Maidan, where Arvind Kejriwal Saturday took oath as Delhi's chief minister, has seen numerous rallies including those addressed by Mahatma Gandhi.

The Lokpal Bill has always appeared to be a jinxed affair, the history of last 40 years shows. With the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die midnight amid uproar without passing the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011, even after day-long debate, it has once again shown that it was so. In fact, the strange coincidence so far was that the Lok Sabha has got d...

The Lokpal bill, first introduced in the Lok Sabha in 1968, failed to be legislated into law as it lapsed after the fourth Lok Sabha session was dissolved. At the time, it had neither members of Parliament nor the prime minister under its purview. The Lokpal bill was later introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2008 and finally in ...

Indian Parliament made history today when the Lok Sabha adopted a resolution accepting the three demands of Anna Hazare that have been sticking points in the government and Team Anna coming to an agreement on a draft Lokpal Bill.