Lokpal All-party Meet

• Mulayam against, other parties for Lokpal Bill today

  The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill is scheduled for debate in the Rajya Sabha today. In Maharashtra, activisit Anna Hazare, 76, is on a hunger strike to demand that parliament urgently clear the law.

• Winter Session of Parliament begins today; government to face aggressive Opposition in quest to pass key bills

  The Winter Session of Parliament promises to be a stormy one, with main Opposition party the BJP making it clear at an all-party meeting on Monday that it will attack the government on a number of issues.

• Prime Minister fails to break Lokpal logjam at all-party meet

  There were no surprises as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's all-party meet failed to evolve a consensus on the Lokpal Bill on Friday. BJP leader Arun Jaitley, after the meeting, aptly put it as "the only consensus was on the lack of consensus."

• No consensus on Lokpal Bill after all-party meet: 10 big facts

  Will India get the new anti-corruption law it has been waiting for? The Lokpal Bill - named for a national anti-graft agency that it creates - was passed by the Lok Sabha. But the Winter Session of the Rajya Sabha ended before the bill could be put to a vote. The Prime Minister called an all-party meeting today to build consensus before the bill ...

• Lokpal Bill: Prime Minister's all-party meet fails to evolve consensus

  Lokpal Bill: Leaders of parties in Rajya Sabha including BJP's Arun Jaitley, BSP's S C Mishra, RJD's Ram Kripal Yadav, SP's Ram Gopal Yadav, NCP'S Tariq Anwar and CPI's A B Bardhan met at the Prime Minister's residence to discuss the controversial bill, to which 97 amendments have been moved by Opposition members in the Upper House. Union Ministers...

• Committed to effective Lokpal, says PM at crucial all-party meeting

  Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has told an all-party meeting of Rajya Sabha members today to discuss the Lokpal Bill that his government is committed to an effective Lokpal.

• Prime Minister calls all-party meeting on Friday over Lokpal Bill

  In a fresh bid to end the stalemate over Lokpal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting on Friday aimed at evolving consensus on the crucial legislation to which 97 amendments have been moved by Opposition members in Rajya Sabha.

• Working to bring Lokpal Bill in this session, says govt; Cabinet meet on Monday

  Despite an all-party meeting last night where the government refused to commit to when it will introduce the Lokpal Bill, moves today suggest that there is a chance that the Bill may be brought to Parliament in this session which wraps on December 22.

• Lokpal Bill meeting: How parties stand

  Most parties had expressed their support for the powers that Anna wants the Lokpal to be given. However, they said the bill's details must be left to the wisdom of Parliament.

• Full transcript of Arun Jaitley's interview to NDTV on Lokpal Bill

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley spoke to NDTV in an exclusive interview ahead of Wednesday's all-party meeting at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence on the Lokpal Bill. The meeting ended with the parties failing to reach consensus on the inclusion of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the ambit of the Lokpal Bil...

• At all-party meet on Lokpal Bill, no consensus on inclusion of CBI

  Can the government meet Anna Hazare's deadline on the Lokpal Bill? Leaders from different political parties met for almost three hours at the Prime Minister's residence this evening. Many, including NDA allies, suggested that the Lokpal Bill should not be rushed, said Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan said after the meeting.

• Govt keen to pass Lokpal Bill in current session, says PM at all-party meet

  Leaders from different political parties are meeting at the Prime Minister's residence to finalise the details of the Lokpal Bill. There is much riding on this session - India is waiting for a potent law that will combat corruption; 74-year-old activist Anna Hazare is waiting to announce a hunger strike, his fourth this year, if politicians deliver...

• Want Lokpal Bill to be passed on basis of consensus: PM at all-party meet

  Leaders from different political parties met at the Prime Minister's residence to finalise the details of the Lokpal Bill. There is much riding on this session - India is hoping for a potent law that will combat corruption; 74-year-old activist Anna Hazare is waiting to announce a hunger strike, his fourth this year, if the law passed by Parliament...

• Arun Jaitley speaks to NDTV on Lokpal Bill: Highlights

  BJP leader Arun Jaitley spoke exclusively to NDTV ahead of the all-party meet on the contentious issues of the Lokpal Bill.

• CBI director meets PM about its post-Lokpal future; Anna agrees with concerns

  Hours before an all-party meet on the Lokpal Bill, the head of the CBI AP Singh has met the Prime Minister, reportedly to convey his concerns about the investigating agency's future.