Advani Lokpal Bill

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders - LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley - for dinner on Wednesday to discuss the stalemate in Parliament and the Lokpal Bill, which became a flashpoint between the government and the main Opposition party last week.

BJP president Nitin Gadkari was seen walking next to LK Advani this morning as the top rung of the BJP entered Rashtrapati Bhavan. Their mission was to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally complain about how the government dodged a vote on the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill late last month.

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...

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has described the all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill as "unique and without precedent", saying it was unanimous in its criticism of the government."I have been in parliament for 40 years, and have attended numerous all-party meetings convened by the government. The meeting held by the prime min...

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday described as "unique and without precedent" an all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill, saying it was unanimous in its criticism of the government."I have been in parliament for 40 years, and have attended numerous all-party meetings convened by the government. The meeting held by the pr...

A day ahead of the all-party meet called by the government to discuss the conflicting versions of the Lokpal Bill, senior BJP leader LK Advani said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)will attend the meet as it is committed to a strong Lokpal. However, Shiv Sena - one of NDA's parties - has decided to skip the meet.The decision comes afte...

Initiating their dialogue with political parties, the Anna Hazare team on Friday met senior BJP leader L K Advani to drum up support for their version of the Lokpal Bill.Activists Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia briefed Advani about the deliberations in the joint draft committee meetings on the Bill and their stand on Jan Lokpal Bill...

Thanks to his fast, Mr Anna Hazare is now part of a panel with top Union ministers to draft a bill against corrupt politicians.But Mr Hazare, who found unprecedented support and forced the government to accept his demands, is standing his ground against politicians, including Union minister Sharad Pawar."In democracy, leaders should do what the peo...

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the UPA Government was ready to bring in and get the Lokpal Bill passed in the next session of Parliament if the Opposition cooperated with it.  Responding to queries on BJP leader L K Advani's demand that the Lokpal bill should be introduced and passed in the next session of Parliament itself...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders - LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley - for dinner on Wednesday to discuss the stalemate in Parliament and the Lokpal Bill, which became a flashpoint between the government and the main Opposition party last week.

BJP president Nitin Gadkari was seen walking next to LK Advani this morning as the top rung of the BJP entered Rashtrapati Bhavan. Their mission was to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally complain about how the government dodged a vote on the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill late last month.

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...

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has described the all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill as "unique and without precedent", saying it was unanimous in its criticism of the government."I have been in parliament for 40 years, and have attended numerous all-party meetings convened by the government. The meeting held by the prime min...

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday described as "unique and without precedent" an all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill, saying it was unanimous in its criticism of the government."I have been in parliament for 40 years, and have attended numerous all-party meetings convened by the government. The meeting held by the pr...

A day ahead of the all-party meet called by the government to discuss the conflicting versions of the Lokpal Bill, senior BJP leader LK Advani said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)will attend the meet as it is committed to a strong Lokpal. However, Shiv Sena - one of NDA's parties - has decided to skip the meet.The decision comes afte...

Initiating their dialogue with political parties, the Anna Hazare team on Friday met senior BJP leader L K Advani to drum up support for their version of the Lokpal Bill.Activists Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia briefed Advani about the deliberations in the joint draft committee meetings on the Bill and their stand on Jan Lokpal Bill...

Thanks to his fast, Mr Anna Hazare is now part of a panel with top Union ministers to draft a bill against corrupt politicians.But Mr Hazare, who found unprecedented support and forced the government to accept his demands, is standing his ground against politicians, including Union minister Sharad Pawar."In democracy, leaders should do what the peo...

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the UPA Government was ready to bring in and get the Lokpal Bill passed in the next session of Parliament if the Opposition cooperated with it.  Responding to queries on BJP leader L K Advani's demand that the Lokpal bill should be introduced and passed in the next session of Parliament itself...