Mallikarjun Kharge Lokpal

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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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  "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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  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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  Over 40,000 Cases Pending as Central Information Commission Remains Headless

  Over 40,000 complaints and appeals are pending in the Central Information Commission (CIC) which is working without its Chief for more than nine months.

• No Leader of Opposition? Please Explain, Says Supreme Court to Centre

  The Supreme Court today told the government that it is concerned about the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha remaining vacant. Judges said the position "conveys a voice different from the government's" and is therefore crucial. The Centre has been given four weeks to furnish its response.

• Opinion: Madame Speaker, Just Say Yes

  A Congress Leader of Opposition is a no-brainer, says Shashi Tharoor.