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Mallikarjun Kharge Writes To PM Modi Boycotting Lokpal Meet
Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he will not attend a meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal till the time the leader of the single largest opposition party is accorded a full-fledged member of the panel.
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Cabinet to meet today; Lokpal to get separate inquiry wing, say sources
As it steps on the gas to introduce the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as soon as possible - maybe even tomorrow - the government has a new blueprint for the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill will deliver.
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How talks between Govt and Team Anna broke down: Excerpts from the Lokpal tapes
Anna Hazare's team of activists met with the government nine times to discuss the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill between April and June this year. Here are some excerpts from the last meeting which was perhaps the most acrimonious and the two sides decided to present separate drafts of the same bill.
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Audio files of meetings on Lokpal Bill
Here are the audio clips of the ninth meeting where talks broke down between members of the civil society and the government.
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I will get the Lokpal I want: Anna Hazare
Ahead of the crucial last meeting with the government for finalising the draft of the Lokpal Bill, the anti-corruption crusader was anything but tensed. With his voter ID card in the front pocket of his kurta in case anyone needs to know his identity, Anna Hazare said he is satisfied with the support his movement got from the youth. He spoke to Mid...
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Lokpal meet ends, all differences intact
The final meeting on the Lokpal Bill has ended without any consensus. "We agreed to disagree," said Kapil Sibal, who is one of the five ministers on the committee. They've been working with five activists headed by Gandhian Anna Hazare in developing a new law tackled to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats. (Watch)The activists...
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Lokpal Bill: Govt, civil members to meet on Monday
Amid sharp differences between representatives of government and civil society, the two sides will meet on Monday in a last ditch attempt to resolve contentious issues and hammer out a consensus on the Lokpal Bill.On the eve of the meeting of the Lokpal joint drafting committee - the eighth since April 16, Senior ministers held discussions for ne...
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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...
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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...
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After slugfest, Lokpal panel meets today
Just two days after a bitter and ugly slugfest between civil society representatives and the government, the Lokpal drafting panel meets today. The last meeting was boycotted by the civil society members, but ahead of today's meeting, Anna Hazare struck a conciliatory note. Mr Hazare said all differences can be sorted out through dialogue and that ...
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Civil society members to attend Lokpal meet
Civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee are to meet today after sulking for a day, over the events surrounding Baba Ramdev's eviction from his protest fast at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. Terming the incidents at the Ramlila Maidan as the reason for their boycott on Monday, the five-member team of civil society representatives ...
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How can Anna Hazare call us cheats, asks Kapil Sibal
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...
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Team Anna: Won't attend Lokpal meet
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...
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Mallikarjun Kharge Writes To PM Modi Boycotting Lokpal Meet
Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he will not attend a meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal till the time the leader of the single largest opposition party is accorded a full-fledged member of the panel.
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Cabinet to meet today; Lokpal to get separate inquiry wing, say sources
As it steps on the gas to introduce the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as soon as possible - maybe even tomorrow - the government has a new blueprint for the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill will deliver.
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How talks between Govt and Team Anna broke down: Excerpts from the Lokpal tapes
Anna Hazare's team of activists met with the government nine times to discuss the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill between April and June this year. Here are some excerpts from the last meeting which was perhaps the most acrimonious and the two sides decided to present separate drafts of the same bill.
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Audio files of meetings on Lokpal Bill
Here are the audio clips of the ninth meeting where talks broke down between members of the civil society and the government.
-
I will get the Lokpal I want: Anna Hazare
Ahead of the crucial last meeting with the government for finalising the draft of the Lokpal Bill, the anti-corruption crusader was anything but tensed. With his voter ID card in the front pocket of his kurta in case anyone needs to know his identity, Anna Hazare said he is satisfied with the support his movement got from the youth. He spoke to Mid...
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Lokpal meet ends, all differences intact
The final meeting on the Lokpal Bill has ended without any consensus. "We agreed to disagree," said Kapil Sibal, who is one of the five ministers on the committee. They've been working with five activists headed by Gandhian Anna Hazare in developing a new law tackled to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats. (Watch)The activists...
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Lokpal Bill: Govt, civil members to meet on Monday
Amid sharp differences between representatives of government and civil society, the two sides will meet on Monday in a last ditch attempt to resolve contentious issues and hammer out a consensus on the Lokpal Bill.On the eve of the meeting of the Lokpal joint drafting committee - the eighth since April 16, Senior ministers held discussions for ne...
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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...
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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...
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After slugfest, Lokpal panel meets today
Just two days after a bitter and ugly slugfest between civil society representatives and the government, the Lokpal drafting panel meets today. The last meeting was boycotted by the civil society members, but ahead of today's meeting, Anna Hazare struck a conciliatory note. Mr Hazare said all differences can be sorted out through dialogue and that ...
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Civil society members to attend Lokpal meet
Civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee are to meet today after sulking for a day, over the events surrounding Baba Ramdev's eviction from his protest fast at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. Terming the incidents at the Ramlila Maidan as the reason for their boycott on Monday, the five-member team of civil society representatives ...
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How can Anna Hazare call us cheats, asks Kapil Sibal
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...
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Team Anna: Won't attend Lokpal meet
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...
