Lokpal In Parliament

• Cabinet meet today to discuss amended Lokpal bill

  The cabinet will meet to discuss the amended Lokpal bill today, which was cleared by the head of Group of Ministers on corruption Pranab Mukherjee two days ago.

• Pranab Mukherjee clears two amendments to Lokpal Bill: Sources

  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly cleared two official amendments to the Lokpal Bill. According to sources, the first amendment allows only Members of Parliament (MPs) to move for removal of a member or the head of the Lokpal panel.

• Lokpal Bill returns to Rajya Sabha next week

  Lokpal Bill: Government likely to bring official amendments in the Rajya Sabha

• Another logjam? BJP demands debate on Lokpal in Parliament

  A united Opposition has set the tone for the Budget Session, raising the Lokpal issue in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday morning and demanding a debate immediately. The government, while assuring the Opposition that it is committed to setting up a strong anti-corruption body, is not ready to discuss the matter now. In a deja vu moment, is Parliament h...

• Jethmalani's remarks on black money create flutter in Rajya Sabha

  Noted advocate and BJP member Ram Jethmalani created a flutter in the Rajya Sabha today when he made certain remarks against persons having money stashed away in Swiss banks.

• Lokpal will not be a constitutional body

  The Lok Sabha tonight passed the historic Lokpal Bill but a major clause of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which provided for making the Lokpal a constitutional body, has been defeated. The government could not manage a two-third majority to push the clause through. The Lokpal thus will not be a constitutional body.

• Lokpal Bill passed in Lok Sabha, but no constitutional status

  As an ambulance waited to take activist Anna Hazare to hospital in Mumbai, the Lok Sabha in Delhi passed the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, which delivers a new national ombudsman with nine members to investigate charges of corruption among government servants.

• Best one-liners from the Lokpal debate

  As Anna Hazare began a three-day fast in Mumbai demanding a strong Lokpal Bill, the Lok Sabha debated and passed the legislation on Tuesday. A bitter war of words was witnessed during the debate. Here are the best one-liners from the Parliament Debate.

• Lokpal: Cabinet clears draft to be tabled in Parliament on Dec 22; angry Anna starts fast on Dec 27

  The Union Cabinet met this evening and cleared the Lokpal Bill draft to be tabled in Parliament. Sources say the bill may be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and in Rajya Sabha on Friday, now that plans to extend the Winter Session of parliament have been vetoed by some parties.

• Cabinet clears Lokpal draft to be tabled in Parliament on Dec 22; angry Anna starts fast on Dec 27

  The Union Cabinet met this evening and cleared the Lokpal Bill draft to be tabled in Parliament. Sources say the bill may be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and in Rajya Sabha on Friday, now that plans to extend the Winter Session of parliament have been vetoed by some parties.

• Govt's plan to extend session for Lokpal Bill in trouble

  The government had announced today that this Parliament session, scheduled to wrap on Thursday, would be extended for three days to discuss the Lokpal Bill, starting December 27.