Pm Under Lokpal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi met all UPA allies on Tuesday evening to discuss the latest version of the Lokpal Bill, which will be shared with the Opposition today at an all-party meeting.

Pressing for the inclusion of the Prime Minister and group 3 and 4 government employees in the Lokpal bill, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati declared on Tuesday that her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would oppose the legislation in its present form.

In an attempt to stave off another mass movement by Anna Hazare, and to prove its commitment to fighting corruption, the government has suggested that it is likely to meet two of the key demands that Anna has for the new anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. V Narayanswamy, who is the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, has said that the Prime...

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.

The one point where there was unanimity in an all-party panel preparing a draft Lokpal Bill - giving full autonomy to the CBI in investigating corruption cases - seems to now be the key sticking point. Team Anna is not in agreement.

The parliamentary panel looking into the Lokpal Bill today arrived at a "broad consensus" on making the body a constitutional authority. Towards that end, an agreement was also reached for the need for a constitutional amendment to effect the process.

Anna Hazare and his team of activists have told the government that the new Lokpal Bill - intended to check corruption among government servants -must be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament, which begins on November 22.

Anna Hazare and his supporters took their battle for a new tough law against corruption to Kapil Sibal's doorstep today. They conducted what they describe as a referendum in his constituency - Delhi's Chandni Chowk - and said an overwhelming majority of voters support their version of the Lokpal Bill.

The cabinet has cleared the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, and has decided that the Prime Minister will be exempt from investigation for corruption while he or she is in office. Senior judges also won't be covered by the Bill.

The making of the Lokpal Bill has seen a series of unsuccessful meetings between the government representatives and civil society members of the drafting panel.In a bid to evolve consensus over the widely-debated bill, the government today convened an all-party meeting that is currently underway at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence.Stri...

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is holding a meeting today to finalise its stand on the Lokpal Bill. This comes ahead of the all-party meet called by the government in Delhi on Sunday to discuss the conflicting versions of the Bill - one prepared by five ministers and the other by five activists led by Anna Hazare. Senior BJP leaders...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said she was against bringing the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's ambit as it would undermine his authority and pave way for a parallel government. "The Prime Minister should be excluded from the purview of the bill as he is already covered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the CBI can investi...

The chasm between the two teams that are drafting India's new law against corruption took on Grand Canyon proportions today. At its ninth and final meeting, the committee assigned to work on the Lokpal Bill walked away from the table clutching two separate drafts of the same bill. (Read: Team Anna's draft of Lokpal Bill)"We agreed to disagree," sai...

Senior Congress leader and party General Secretary Digvijaya Singh today retracted from his statement that the Prime Minister should come within the ambit of Lokpal as the party distanced itself from his remarks.A day after telling reporters in Guna that the PM, the judiciary, NGOs and industrial houses should also come under the scrutiny of Lokpal...

Activists led by Anna Hazare have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to allow his office to be covered by the new Lokpal Bill being drafted to check corruption."You are one of the most honest Prime Ministers that the country has had," the letter states, pointing out that "as of today, the Prime Minister is covered under the Prevention of Cor...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi met all UPA allies on Tuesday evening to discuss the latest version of the Lokpal Bill, which will be shared with the Opposition today at an all-party meeting.

Pressing for the inclusion of the Prime Minister and group 3 and 4 government employees in the Lokpal bill, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati declared on Tuesday that her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would oppose the legislation in its present form.

In an attempt to stave off another mass movement by Anna Hazare, and to prove its commitment to fighting corruption, the government has suggested that it is likely to meet two of the key demands that Anna has for the new anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. V Narayanswamy, who is the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, has said that the Prime...

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.

The one point where there was unanimity in an all-party panel preparing a draft Lokpal Bill - giving full autonomy to the CBI in investigating corruption cases - seems to now be the key sticking point. Team Anna is not in agreement.

The parliamentary panel looking into the Lokpal Bill today arrived at a "broad consensus" on making the body a constitutional authority. Towards that end, an agreement was also reached for the need for a constitutional amendment to effect the process.

Anna Hazare and his team of activists have told the government that the new Lokpal Bill - intended to check corruption among government servants -must be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament, which begins on November 22.

Anna Hazare and his supporters took their battle for a new tough law against corruption to Kapil Sibal's doorstep today. They conducted what they describe as a referendum in his constituency - Delhi's Chandni Chowk - and said an overwhelming majority of voters support their version of the Lokpal Bill.

The cabinet has cleared the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, and has decided that the Prime Minister will be exempt from investigation for corruption while he or she is in office. Senior judges also won't be covered by the Bill.

The making of the Lokpal Bill has seen a series of unsuccessful meetings between the government representatives and civil society members of the drafting panel.In a bid to evolve consensus over the widely-debated bill, the government today convened an all-party meeting that is currently underway at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence.Stri...

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is holding a meeting today to finalise its stand on the Lokpal Bill. This comes ahead of the all-party meet called by the government in Delhi on Sunday to discuss the conflicting versions of the Bill - one prepared by five ministers and the other by five activists led by Anna Hazare. Senior BJP leaders...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said she was against bringing the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's ambit as it would undermine his authority and pave way for a parallel government. "The Prime Minister should be excluded from the purview of the bill as he is already covered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the CBI can investi...

The chasm between the two teams that are drafting India's new law against corruption took on Grand Canyon proportions today. At its ninth and final meeting, the committee assigned to work on the Lokpal Bill walked away from the table clutching two separate drafts of the same bill. (Read: Team Anna's draft of Lokpal Bill)"We agreed to disagree," sai...

Senior Congress leader and party General Secretary Digvijaya Singh today retracted from his statement that the Prime Minister should come within the ambit of Lokpal as the party distanced itself from his remarks.A day after telling reporters in Guna that the PM, the judiciary, NGOs and industrial houses should also come under the scrutiny of Lokpal...

Activists led by Anna Hazare have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to allow his office to be covered by the new Lokpal Bill being drafted to check corruption."You are one of the most honest Prime Ministers that the country has had," the letter states, pointing out that "as of today, the Prime Minister is covered under the Prevention of Cor...