Lokpal Bill Fiasco

Team Anna today said that the government's role in the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the winter session was the 'biggest' but they will not target just the government in its future plans. "The government's betrayal on Lokpal was the biggest. But the attitude of other parties was also questionable," said Prashant Bhushan. "We have decided that we w...

Senior leaders of the BJP met President Pratibha Patil today 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 Sabha.

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...

Amid the fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lokayukta by different political parties, Nobel laureate and economist Amartya Sen on Monday said that the anti-graft legislation is well thought out.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that a delegation of senior leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil January 3 to register the party's protest against the Lokpal Bill fiasco in Parliament.

The reverberation of what happened in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday night during the Lokpal Bill debate continues to be felt in the political circles. Now popularly known as the "Lokpal Bill fiasco", or the "midnight mayhem," the issue has brought into sharp focus the deep fissures between the Congress and its largest ally - Mamata Banerjee's Trinamo...

The government insists that it did not play dirty to ensure that last night, the Lokpal bill was not put to vote in the Rajya Sabha. "The BJP are the real assassins of democracy," said the Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi. But every major political party today - including Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - said the government down t...

Team Anna, Lokpal Bill

Pawan Bansal, Lokpal, Raya Sabha

India's coalition government failed on Thursday to push through legislation to create an independent anticorruption agency, after an exhausting day of parliamentary speechmaking, political posturing and backroom negotiations could not produce a deal, possibly stalling the bill for months.

The morning after it dodged a vote on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the government insists that it did not let down either the country or Parliament. And blames the BJP for the Lokpal no-show. Not so fast, says the BJP. The party says the government prevented the nation from getting a strong Lokpal Bill by choreographing the disturbance which...

Both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi have blamed the BJP for the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the Lok Sabha last night. The government managed to push through a bill that creates the national anti-corruption agency, but a bill to grant constitutional status to the Lokpal was defeated. The government just didn't have the numbers needed. The sting is double...

The government is trying its best to pass the buck to the BJP for the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the Lok Sabha last night. The government managed to push through a bill that creates the local or national anti-corruption agency, but a bill to grant constitutional status to the Lokpal was defeated - the government just didn't have the numbers nee...

The Congress is fighting a wicked political hangover from last night's vote on the Lokpal Bill, and ensuring that it is protected against further humiliation in the Rajya Sabha. So before the Lokapl Bill reaches the Rajya Sabha, the government is wooing allies and opposition parties to ensure the Bill is not defeated in the upper house, where the g...

Team Anna today said that the government's role in the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the winter session was the 'biggest' but they will not target just the government in its future plans. "The government's betrayal on Lokpal was the biggest. But the attitude of other parties was also questionable," said Prashant Bhushan. "We have decided that we w...

Senior leaders of the BJP met President Pratibha Patil today 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 Sabha.

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...

Amid the fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lokayukta by different political parties, Nobel laureate and economist Amartya Sen on Monday said that the anti-graft legislation is well thought out.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that a delegation of senior leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil January 3 to register the party's protest against the Lokpal Bill fiasco in Parliament.

The reverberation of what happened in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday night during the Lokpal Bill debate continues to be felt in the political circles. Now popularly known as the "Lokpal Bill fiasco", or the "midnight mayhem," the issue has brought into sharp focus the deep fissures between the Congress and its largest ally - Mamata Banerjee's Trinamo...

The government insists that it did not play dirty to ensure that last night, the Lokpal bill was not put to vote in the Rajya Sabha. "The BJP are the real assassins of democracy," said the Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi. But every major political party today - including Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - said the government down t...

Team Anna, Lokpal Bill

Pawan Bansal, Lokpal, Raya Sabha

India's coalition government failed on Thursday to push through legislation to create an independent anticorruption agency, after an exhausting day of parliamentary speechmaking, political posturing and backroom negotiations could not produce a deal, possibly stalling the bill for months.

The morning after it dodged a vote on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the government insists that it did not let down either the country or Parliament. And blames the BJP for the Lokpal no-show. Not so fast, says the BJP. The party says the government prevented the nation from getting a strong Lokpal Bill by choreographing the disturbance which...

Both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi have blamed the BJP for the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the Lok Sabha last night. The government managed to push through a bill that creates the national anti-corruption agency, but a bill to grant constitutional status to the Lokpal was defeated. The government just didn't have the numbers needed. The sting is double...

The government is trying its best to pass the buck to the BJP for the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the Lok Sabha last night. The government managed to push through a bill that creates the local or national anti-corruption agency, but a bill to grant constitutional status to the Lokpal was defeated - the government just didn't have the numbers nee...

The Congress is fighting a wicked political hangover from last night's vote on the Lokpal Bill, and ensuring that it is protected against further humiliation in the Rajya Sabha. So before the Lokapl Bill reaches the Rajya Sabha, the government is wooing allies and opposition parties to ensure the Bill is not defeated in the upper house, where the g...