All Party Meet On Lokpal Bill

• Lokpal Bill: All-party meeting begins; CBI the only flashpoint?

  The final act of the Lokpal saga will be scripted at a meeting of all political parties which has begun. The government heads there with its latest formulaversion of the Lokpal Bill and the hope that it will find meeting ground with Opposition parties on points that had so far remained unresolved.

• At all-party meet on Lokpal, govt to change stand on PM, babus: Sources

  At a meeting of all political parties on Wednesday, the government is preparing to agree to most of the demands made for the Lokpal Bill by anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. That includes broadly allowing the Lokpal or ombudsman agency to investigate the Prime Minister and junior bureaucrats on charges of corruption, though with safeguards for ...

• Jan Lokpal Bill row: Back to Square One, says grim Team Anna; incorrect, counters government

  Anna Hazare on Jan Lokpal Bill: After meeting for a whopping three hours, leaders of all major political parties have together appealed to Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike against corruption. He has refused. "If anything happens to Anna, the government will be responsible," warned Anna's close aide, Arvind Kejriwal, at the massive camp set up i...

• Lokpal Bill: PM's opening remarks at all-party meet

  With Anna Hazare refusing to end his hunger strike, the government met with leaders of all major opposition parties to arrive at a compromise that the 74-year-old Gandhian may accept. In his opening remarks, the PM explained the status of his minister's negotiations with the activists.

• Lokpal row: All-party meet ends, urges Anna to end fast

  With Anna Hazare refusing to end his hunger strike, the government met with leaders of all major opposition parties to arrive at a compromise that the 74-year-old Gandhian may accept on the Lokpal Bill, meant to combat corruption among pub meetlic servants through a new independent agency.

• BJP undecided on attending Lokpal meet, says Gadkari

  In an exclusive interview to NDTV, BJP President Nitin Gadkari has said his party is still to decide whether it will attend Sunday's meeting on the controversial Lokpal Bill. The meeting has been called by the government to gather feedback from opposition parties on the Bill, which is meant to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats.Spe...