Lokpal In Rajya Sabha

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  No Annual Report From Lokpal Laid In Parliament, Says Government

  Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which came into being in 2019, is required to present to President and Parliament an annual report on the work done by it but no such report has been laid in the two Houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

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  Rajya Sabha Refers Anti-Corruption Bill To Select Committee

  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.

• Will give credit to those in Parliament who passed Lokpal Bill: Sonia Gandhi

  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.

• Lokpal Bill passed in Lok Sabha, will become law soon: 10 developments

  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.

• Historic Lokpal Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Anna Hazare ends fast

  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.

• Lokpal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha to debate it today

  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.

• Will end fast after Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare

  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.

• Rajya Sabha passes Lokpal Bill: who said what

  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.

• Letters exchanged between Rahul Gandhi, Anna Hazare

  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.

• Anna Hazare writes to Rahul Gandhi, Arun Jaitley over Lokpal Bill

  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.

• Lokpal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, debate in Lok Sabha tomorrow

  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...

• 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.

• Lokpal Bill weak, saddened by Anna Hazare's stand: Arvind Kejriwal

  Rejecting the Lokpal Bill under consideration in Rajya Sabha as "weak" and ineffective, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal today said nobody except the Congress will benefit by its passage while Rahul Gandhi will get the credit for it.

• Pass Lokpal bill in din if needed, says Anna Hazare

  Activist Anna Hazare today said the government should pass the Lokpal Bill in din if needed.

• Lokpal Bill faces Monday test as Samajwadi Party warns government

  The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, for which Anna Hazare is fasting in Maharashtra, will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Samajwadi Party, which opposes the bill, repeatedly disrupted house today and threatened to support a no-confidence motion on Telangana if the government pushed the Lokpal Bill.