Leader Of Opposition Lokpal

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  Congress Boycotts Lokpal Selection Panel Meet For 5th Time In A Year

  The Congress has boycotted the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for a fifth time this year, asserting that it would continue to do so until the leader of the single largest opposition party is given the status of a full-fledged member in the panel.

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  Mallikarjun Kharge Writes To PM Modi Boycotting Lokpal Meet

  Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he will not attend a meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal till the time the leader of the single largest opposition party is accorded a full-fledged member of the panel.

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  Mallikarjun Kharge Declines To Attend Lokpal Meeting, Says "Double Standards" Of Government Exposed

  The Congress today once again boycotted the meeting of the Lokpal Selection Committee with its leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge saying that he was invited by the government as a 'special invitee' with the singular intention of excluding the opinion of the opposition in the selection process .

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  Appointment Of Lokpal In Process, Meeting On March 1: Centre To Top Court

  The government is in the process of appointing the anti-corruption body Lokpal, it told the Supreme Court today

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  Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government

  The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.

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  Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over Delay In Appointment Of Lokpal

  The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre over the delay in appointment of an Ombudsman or Lokpal, saying it should not allow the law to become a "dead letter".

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  Government Introduces Bill To Amend Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act

  A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 to enable the leader of the single largest opposition party in the house being made a member of the committee that would select the ombudsman.

• Absence of Leader of Opposition Won't Invalidate Lokpal Appointments: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

  The absence of a recognised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha will not invalidate appointments in various statutory bodies including Lokpal and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) among others, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said.

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  Lokpal Selection Panel to Include Opposition After All: Sources

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has reportedly decided to make a major political concession and include an opposition member on the panel that will select a Lokpal or the national anti-corruption ombudsman.

• No Leader of Opposition? Please Explain, Says Supreme Court to Centre

  The Supreme Court today told the government that it is concerned about the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha remaining vacant. Judges said the position "conveys a voice different from the government's" and is therefore crucial. The Centre has been given four weeks to furnish its response.

• Opinion: Madame Speaker, Just Say Yes

  A Congress Leader of Opposition is a no-brainer, says Shashi Tharoor.

• Congress Makes a Pitch For Leader of Opposition's Post

  Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Lok Sabha plays an important role in the selection of constitutional functionaries such as the Lokpal, and the Congress said that it would be "undemocratic" if the ruling alliance denies them a say in making key appointments.

• Lokpal panel row: BJP's Sushma Swaraj meets President Pranab Mukherjee

  Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today met President Pranab Mukherjee to escalate her party's opposition to the Prime Minister's choice of a jurist for the Lokpal panel that will select the national anti-corruption ombudsman.

• Passage of Lokpal Bill remarkable achievement: Rajnath Singh

  Describing the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as a "remarkable achievement", BJP President Rajnath Singh today gave credit to Leaders of the Opposition in both the Houses for it.

• Some goodwill in Parliament too: Jaitley to table house panel's report on Lokpal

  They are at war over the FDI in retail issue, but the Opposition and the government will also demonstrate rare unity today when Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley tables a select committee's report on the Lokpal Bill.