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Occasion For Amending Lokpal Act Has Not Arisen: Government In Parliament
The occasion for changes in the Lokpal Act, to confer the anti-corruption ombudsman with the powers to reconsider and review its orders, has not arisen, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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No Annual Report From Lokpal Laid In Parliament, Says Government
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which came into being in 2019, is required to present to President and Parliament an annual report on the work done by it but no such report has been laid in the two Houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Centre Has 10 Days To Inform Supreme Court About Lokpal Appointment
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal in the country.
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Appointment Of Lokpal In Process, Meeting On March 1: Centre To Top Court
The government is in the process of appointing the anti-corruption body Lokpal, it told the Supreme Court today
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Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government
The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.
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Amendment In Lokpal Bill Pending Before Parliament: Government To Top Court
Government today informed the Supreme Court that a proposed amendment in Lokpal Bill is pending before Parliament and is likely to be taken up in March.
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No Leader of Opposition? Please Explain, Says Supreme Court to Centre
The Supreme Court today told the government that it is concerned about the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha remaining vacant. Judges said the position "conveys a voice different from the government's" and is therefore crucial. The Centre has been given four weeks to furnish its response.
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PM invites top BJP leaders to discuss Parliament stalemate, Lokpal row: sources
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders - LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley - for dinner on Wednesday to discuss the stalemate in Parliament and the Lokpal Bill, which became a flashpoint between the government and the main Opposition party last week.
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Passage of Lokpal Bill remarkable achievement: Rajnath Singh
Describing the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as a "remarkable achievement", BJP President Rajnath Singh today gave credit to Leaders of the Opposition in both the Houses for it.
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Winter Session of Parliament a virtual washout
Two days ahead of schedule, the Winter Session of Parliament was wound up today after a virtual washout with business being transacted only in the last two days, including passage of historic Lokpal Bill.
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Will give credit to those in Parliament who passed Lokpal Bill: Sonia Gandhi
The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.
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Mulayam against, other parties for Lokpal Bill today
The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill is scheduled for debate in the Rajya Sabha today. In Maharashtra, activisit Anna Hazare, 76, is on a hunger strike to demand that parliament urgently clear the law.
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If you think Lokpal Bill has shortcomings, fast for it: Anna Hazare to Arvind Kejriwal
Rubbishing Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal's contention that the Lokpal Bill under consideration in Parliament was weak, activist Anna Hazare today said "if anyone feels there are shortcomings in the bill after it is passed, they should fast for it."
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Pass Lokpal bill in din if needed, says Anna Hazare
Activist Anna Hazare today said the government should pass the Lokpal Bill in din if needed.
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Government's Lokpal Bill weak, will not prevent corruption, says Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party today rejected the Lokpal bill under consideration in Parliament, saying it was weak and would not prevent corruption, but work instead to "protect the corrupt".
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Occasion For Amending Lokpal Act Has Not Arisen: Government In Parliament
The occasion for changes in the Lokpal Act, to confer the anti-corruption ombudsman with the powers to reconsider and review its orders, has not arisen, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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No Annual Report From Lokpal Laid In Parliament, Says Government
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which came into being in 2019, is required to present to President and Parliament an annual report on the work done by it but no such report has been laid in the two Houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Centre Has 10 Days To Inform Supreme Court About Lokpal Appointment
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal in the country.
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Appointment Of Lokpal In Process, Meeting On March 1: Centre To Top Court
The government is in the process of appointing the anti-corruption body Lokpal, it told the Supreme Court today
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Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government
The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.
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Amendment In Lokpal Bill Pending Before Parliament: Government To Top Court
Government today informed the Supreme Court that a proposed amendment in Lokpal Bill is pending before Parliament and is likely to be taken up in March.
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No Leader of Opposition? Please Explain, Says Supreme Court to Centre
The Supreme Court today told the government that it is concerned about the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha remaining vacant. Judges said the position "conveys a voice different from the government's" and is therefore crucial. The Centre has been given four weeks to furnish its response.
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PM invites top BJP leaders to discuss Parliament stalemate, Lokpal row: sources
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders - LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley - for dinner on Wednesday to discuss the stalemate in Parliament and the Lokpal Bill, which became a flashpoint between the government and the main Opposition party last week.
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Passage of Lokpal Bill remarkable achievement: Rajnath Singh
Describing the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as a "remarkable achievement", BJP President Rajnath Singh today gave credit to Leaders of the Opposition in both the Houses for it.
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Winter Session of Parliament a virtual washout
Two days ahead of schedule, the Winter Session of Parliament was wound up today after a virtual washout with business being transacted only in the last two days, including passage of historic Lokpal Bill.
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Will give credit to those in Parliament who passed Lokpal Bill: Sonia Gandhi
The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.
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Mulayam against, other parties for Lokpal Bill today
The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill is scheduled for debate in the Rajya Sabha today. In Maharashtra, activisit Anna Hazare, 76, is on a hunger strike to demand that parliament urgently clear the law.
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If you think Lokpal Bill has shortcomings, fast for it: Anna Hazare to Arvind Kejriwal
Rubbishing Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal's contention that the Lokpal Bill under consideration in Parliament was weak, activist Anna Hazare today said "if anyone feels there are shortcomings in the bill after it is passed, they should fast for it."
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Pass Lokpal bill in din if needed, says Anna Hazare
Activist Anna Hazare today said the government should pass the Lokpal Bill in din if needed.
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Government's Lokpal Bill weak, will not prevent corruption, says Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party today rejected the Lokpal bill under consideration in Parliament, saying it was weak and would not prevent corruption, but work instead to "protect the corrupt".