Lokpal Report Adopted

A parliamentary panel set up to iron out sharp political divisions over the shaping of the Lokpal Bill, today adopted a draft report, indicating that most of the contentious issues may have now been sorted out.

A parliamentary committee today adopted its report on the contentious Lokpal Bill leaving it to the wisdom of Parliament to decide on inclusion of Prime Minister in its ambit while Congress members gave dissenting notes demanding inclusion of Group C officials within its purview.

Team Anna has its own version of the bill, called the Jan Lokpal Bill. After 74-year-old Anna's epic fast in August, parliament formally agreed to consider Anna's three must-haves for the Lokpal. The Gandhian says the draft of the Lokpal Bill is a betrayal of this assurance.

The government is prepping to begin a debate in Parliament on the Lokpal Bill on the 19th. Sources say the government is also leaning towards accepting some of the demands made by activist Anna Hazare, like bringing the Prime Minister and junior bureaucrats under the ambit of the new Lokpal or ombudsman agency, which will be empowered to investigat...

A parliamentary panel set up to iron out sharp political divisions over the shaping of the Lokpal Bill, today adopted a draft report, indicating that most of the contentious issues may have now been sorted out.

A parliamentary committee today adopted its report on the contentious Lokpal Bill leaving it to the wisdom of Parliament to decide on inclusion of Prime Minister in its ambit while Congress members gave dissenting notes demanding inclusion of Group C officials within its purview.

Team Anna has its own version of the bill, called the Jan Lokpal Bill. After 74-year-old Anna's epic fast in August, parliament formally agreed to consider Anna's three must-haves for the Lokpal. The Gandhian says the draft of the Lokpal Bill is a betrayal of this assurance.

The government is prepping to begin a debate in Parliament on the Lokpal Bill on the 19th. Sources say the government is also leaning towards accepting some of the demands made by activist Anna Hazare, like bringing the Prime Minister and junior bureaucrats under the ambit of the new Lokpal or ombudsman agency, which will be empowered to investigat...