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Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge Says No For 7th Time To Meet On Lokpal
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to the government for the seventh time, rejecting the offer to be a "Special Invitee" for the selection of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Inform Within 10 Days On Meeting To Select Lokpal: Top Court To Centre
Rejecting advocate Prashant Bhushan's plea to make suggested names for Lokpal appointment public, the Supreme Court today, gave the centre 10 days time to inform the court about the selection committee's meeting dates on Lokpal appointment.
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"Special Invitee" Mallikarjun Kharge Refuses To Attend Lokpal Meet
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday again declined to attend a meeting of the Lokpal Selection Committee, reiterating that "invitation as special invitee without the right of participation, recording of opinion and voting was an eyewash".
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Congress Boycotts Lokpal Selection Panel Meet For 5th Time In A Year
The Congress has boycotted the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for a fifth time this year, asserting that it would continue to do so until the leader of the single largest opposition party is given the status of a full-fledged member in the panel.
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Mallikarjun Kharge Writes To PM Modi Boycotting Lokpal Meet
Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he will not attend a meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal till the time the leader of the single largest opposition party is accorded a full-fledged member of the panel.
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Meeting For Lokpal Selection Scheduled For July 19: Centre To Top Court
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Lokpal selection committee has convened a meeting on July 19 for the purpose of constituting a search panel.
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Mallikarjun Kharge Declines To Attend Lokpal Meeting, Says "Double Standards" Of Government Exposed
The Congress today once again boycotted the meeting of the Lokpal Selection Committee with its leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge saying that he was invited by the government as a 'special invitee' with the singular intention of excluding the opinion of the opposition in the selection process .
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Appointing Eminent Jurist In Lokpal Panel Priority: Centre Tells Top Court
The selection committee for appointing Lokpal has decided to first fill the vacancy of eminent jurist in the panel before taking further action, the centre today told the Supreme Court about the outcome of the committee's March 1 meeting in which Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge declined to participate as a special invitee.
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Upset Congress Skips Lokpal Meet, Urges "Statesman-Like Conduct" From PM Modi
The Congress has refused to attend the meeting of a group to select the anti-corruption Lokpal selection committee today, with its leader Mallikarjun Kharge objecting to being called as a "special invitee", in a sharp letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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BJP opposes PM's choice in Lokpal selection panel, may take fight to the President
The appointment of India's first ever Lokpal has set off a major political confrontation between the Centre and the BJP months ahead of the national election. The main opposition party has objected to the Prime Minister's choice of a jurist for the panel that will select the national anti-corruption ombudsman. The BJP reportedly wants to meet Presi...
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Key changes in Lokpal bill may get Cabinet approval today
The Union Cabinet is meeting today to discuss and approve key amendments to the anti-corruption Lokpal bill. The amendments have been proposed by the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, where the bill has been pending since last year.
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Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge Says No For 7th Time To Meet On Lokpal
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to the government for the seventh time, rejecting the offer to be a "Special Invitee" for the selection of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Inform Within 10 Days On Meeting To Select Lokpal: Top Court To Centre
Rejecting advocate Prashant Bhushan's plea to make suggested names for Lokpal appointment public, the Supreme Court today, gave the centre 10 days time to inform the court about the selection committee's meeting dates on Lokpal appointment.
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"Special Invitee" Mallikarjun Kharge Refuses To Attend Lokpal Meet
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday again declined to attend a meeting of the Lokpal Selection Committee, reiterating that "invitation as special invitee without the right of participation, recording of opinion and voting was an eyewash".
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Congress Boycotts Lokpal Selection Panel Meet For 5th Time In A Year
The Congress has boycotted the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for a fifth time this year, asserting that it would continue to do so until the leader of the single largest opposition party is given the status of a full-fledged member in the panel.
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Mallikarjun Kharge Writes To PM Modi Boycotting Lokpal Meet
Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he will not attend a meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal till the time the leader of the single largest opposition party is accorded a full-fledged member of the panel.
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Meeting For Lokpal Selection Scheduled For July 19: Centre To Top Court
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Lokpal selection committee has convened a meeting on July 19 for the purpose of constituting a search panel.
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Mallikarjun Kharge Declines To Attend Lokpal Meeting, Says "Double Standards" Of Government Exposed
The Congress today once again boycotted the meeting of the Lokpal Selection Committee with its leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge saying that he was invited by the government as a 'special invitee' with the singular intention of excluding the opinion of the opposition in the selection process .
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Appointing Eminent Jurist In Lokpal Panel Priority: Centre Tells Top Court
The selection committee for appointing Lokpal has decided to first fill the vacancy of eminent jurist in the panel before taking further action, the centre today told the Supreme Court about the outcome of the committee's March 1 meeting in which Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge declined to participate as a special invitee.
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Upset Congress Skips Lokpal Meet, Urges "Statesman-Like Conduct" From PM Modi
The Congress has refused to attend the meeting of a group to select the anti-corruption Lokpal selection committee today, with its leader Mallikarjun Kharge objecting to being called as a "special invitee", in a sharp letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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BJP opposes PM's choice in Lokpal selection panel, may take fight to the President
The appointment of India's first ever Lokpal has set off a major political confrontation between the Centre and the BJP months ahead of the national election. The main opposition party has objected to the Prime Minister's choice of a jurist for the panel that will select the national anti-corruption ombudsman. The BJP reportedly wants to meet Presi...
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Key changes in Lokpal bill may get Cabinet approval today
The Union Cabinet is meeting today to discuss and approve key amendments to the anti-corruption Lokpal bill. The amendments have been proposed by the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, where the bill has been pending since last year.
