Lokpal Drafting Committee

• House panel recommends: Bring Prime Minister under Lokpal

  A parliamentary panel set up to iron out sharp political divisions over the shaping of the Lokpal Bill, today adopted a draft report, indicating that most of the contentious issues may have now been sorted out.

• Standing Committee fooling people of entire nation: Anna Hazare

  On the eve of his day-long fast against the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on the Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare hit out at the government, saying the committee that had released the report on the anti-graft bill was "fooling people of the entire nation."

• Lokpal Bill: Standing Committee's Final Draft Report

  Lokpal Bill: Standing Committee's Final Draft Report

• What the parliamentary committee recommends for Lokpal

  A parliamentary committee today adopted its report on the contentious Lokpal Bill leaving it to the wisdom of Parliament to decide on inclusion of Prime Minister in its ambit while Congress members gave dissenting notes demanding inclusion of Group C officials within its purview.

• Anna on Lokpal draft: Highlights

  Team Anna has its own version of the bill, called the Jan Lokpal Bill. After 74-year-old Anna's epic fast in August, parliament formally agreed to consider Anna's three must-haves for the Lokpal. The Gandhian says the draft of the Lokpal Bill is a betrayal of this assurance.

• Lokpal Bill: Team Anna, CBI reject parliamentary committee's recommendations

  The government appears to be on the brink of a new crisis. Anna Hazare's team of activists have rejected the Lokpal Bill that's being prepped for parliament; they say they will begin a new agitation against the government. Anna has also threatened to start a hunger strike on December 27 if the government does not deliver a potent new law against ...

• Lokpal Standing Committee seeks extension for submission of report

  Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress MP from Rajya Sabha and Chairman of the parliamentary panel looking into drafting the anti-graft Lokpal Bill, has sought a week's extension for submitting the panel's draft of the bill.

• Highlights: Anna Hazare slams Govt's U-turn in the Lokpal draft

  Social activist Anna Hazare has slammed the government over the Standing Committee's flip-flops on the inclusion of lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal. The issue has been a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.

• Lokpal flip-flop: Lower bureaucracy out?

  At the 11th hour of protracted confabulations, a parliamentary Standing Committee drafting the Lokpal Bill has seen new flip-flops. On the inclusion of the lower bureaucracy - a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.

• Parliamentary panel divided over inclusion of PM in Lokpal

  One of the most contentious issues in the Lokpal Bill is whether the Prime Minister's office should be within the anti-corruption ombudsman's ambit. The last meeting of the parliamentary standing committee drafting the Bill ended today, with no consensus on this key point.

• Highlights: Anna Hazare on Lokpal, FDI

  Slamming the draft of the Lokpal Bill that has been prepared by a parliamentary committee, social activist Anna Hazare today said the government is attempting to weaken the Lokpal. Here are the highlights of what the 74-year-old Gandhian said at his press conference:

• Government attempting to weaken Lokpal, says Anna

  Slamming the draft of the Lokpal Bill that has been prepared by a parliamentary committee, social activist Anna Hazare today said the government is attempting to weaken the Lokpal.

• Lokpal Bill draft places emphasis on NGOs

  For some, it's an attempt by politicians to underscore that those who fight against corruption must be willing to be held accountable to the same standards.

• Lokpal draft: Govt betrayed us, will fast on Dec 11, says Anna

  The government is bracing for a winter of severe discontent. In Parliament, it's battling a united Opposition over its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in retail. Now, Anna Hazare has expressed his unhappiness over the Standing Committee report on Lokpal saying he may have to restart agitation.

• Disappointed with Lokpal draft, Kiran Bedi says it's time for mass movement again

  Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tonight expressed disappointment at the recommendations in the draft report of Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill, saying going back on commitment given by Parliament will call for mass movement again.