Lokpal Bill Rajya Sabha

In the wake of objections by some members, Rajya Sabha today referred to a Select Committee a bill to amend the Anti-Corruption Act of 1988 which provides for enhancing penalty for graft to a maximum of seven years from the present five years.

A Parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill may recommend that the proposed anti-corruption watchdog be a single window stop for probing all corruption complaints against government functionaries by ending multiplicity of investigating agencies to investigate graft cases.

The deadline for a Parliamentary panel examining the bill on anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal for submission of its report has been extended for a third time till November 15.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill amid continuous din. Rajya Sabha had passed the bill yesterday despite pressure from the Samajwadi Party (SP).

The Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal Bill, which provides for the appointment of a powerful anti-graft ombudsman to investigate wrongdoing in government, ending years of dithering as public anger has mounted over a string of corruption scandals.

Minutes after the Rajya Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2013, 76-year-old Gandhian activist Anna Hazare announced in his Maharashtra village that he would call off his hunger-strike once the Lok Sabha passes the anti-corruption legislation.

The Lokpal Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at any cost.

Congress number two Rahul Gandhi and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare have exchanged letters of admiration and support on the Lokpal Bill, which is expected to be debated and passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

Congress number 2 Rahul Gandhi and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare have exchanged letters of admiration and support on the Lokpal Bill, which was debated and passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.The Bill creates a new independent agency empowered to investigate charges of graft among government servants.

The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill moved a step closer to enactment after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha today after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at an...

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.

In the wake of objections by some members, Rajya Sabha today referred to a Select Committee a bill to amend the Anti-Corruption Act of 1988 which provides for enhancing penalty for graft to a maximum of seven years from the present five years.

A Parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill may recommend that the proposed anti-corruption watchdog be a single window stop for probing all corruption complaints against government functionaries by ending multiplicity of investigating agencies to investigate graft cases.

The deadline for a Parliamentary panel examining the bill on anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal for submission of its report has been extended for a third time till November 15.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill amid continuous din. Rajya Sabha had passed the bill yesterday despite pressure from the Samajwadi Party (SP).

The Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal Bill, which provides for the appointment of a powerful anti-graft ombudsman to investigate wrongdoing in government, ending years of dithering as public anger has mounted over a string of corruption scandals.

Minutes after the Rajya Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2013, 76-year-old Gandhian activist Anna Hazare announced in his Maharashtra village that he would call off his hunger-strike once the Lok Sabha passes the anti-corruption legislation.

The Lokpal Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at any cost.

Congress number two Rahul Gandhi and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare have exchanged letters of admiration and support on the Lokpal Bill, which is expected to be debated and passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

Congress number 2 Rahul Gandhi and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare have exchanged letters of admiration and support on the Lokpal Bill, which was debated and passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

The historic Lokpal Bill today took a giant step towards enactment after a 46-year wait, with the Lok Sabha passing it a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.The Bill creates a new independent agency empowered to investigate charges of graft among government servants.

The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill moved a step closer to enactment after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha today after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at an...

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.