Lokpal Minorities

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which ruled for 49 days as a minority government in Delhi, is likely to return to power if Assembly elections are held in the capital right now, say 59 per cent respondents in an NDTV opinion poll.

Senior leaders of the BJP met President Pratibha Patil today to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Despite the Congress' denials, it's clear that the government avoided a vote because it was in a minority in the Rajya Sabha.

Senior leaders of the BJP walked to the Rashtrapati Bhavan today to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Despite the Congress' denials, it's clear that the government avoided a vote because it was in a minority in the Rajya...

As the government Thursday pushed for the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha where it is in a minority, a look at the numbers each party has in the upper house.

A series of amendments submitted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks to force key changes in the Lokpal Bill that is being debated in the Lok Sabha today. These include dropping the provision seeking a quota for the minorities in the search committee as well as among members of the Lokpal.

After a fierce protest by Lalu Prasad, the government has decided to bring back the minority quota for the nine-member Lokpal or ombudsman in the Lokpal Bill, scheduled to be tabled in Parliament today.

The Lokpal Bill brought to Parliament today has altered the reservation quota to drop minorities for the nine members of the new Lokpal or ombudsman. Predictably, politicians like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan have objected fiercely to the change.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which ruled for 49 days as a minority government in Delhi, is likely to return to power if Assembly elections are held in the capital right now, say 59 per cent respondents in an NDTV opinion poll.

Senior leaders of the BJP met President Pratibha Patil today to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Despite the Congress' denials, it's clear that the government avoided a vote because it was in a minority in the Rajya Sabha.

Senior leaders of the BJP walked to the Rashtrapati Bhavan today to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Despite the Congress' denials, it's clear that the government avoided a vote because it was in a minority in the Rajya...

As the government Thursday pushed for the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha where it is in a minority, a look at the numbers each party has in the upper house.

A series of amendments submitted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks to force key changes in the Lokpal Bill that is being debated in the Lok Sabha today. These include dropping the provision seeking a quota for the minorities in the search committee as well as among members of the Lokpal.

After a fierce protest by Lalu Prasad, the government has decided to bring back the minority quota for the nine-member Lokpal or ombudsman in the Lokpal Bill, scheduled to be tabled in Parliament today.

The Lokpal Bill brought to Parliament today has altered the reservation quota to drop minorities for the nine members of the new Lokpal or ombudsman. Predictably, politicians like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan have objected fiercely to the change.