Pm On Lokpal Bill

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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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  PM Narendra Modi Hasn't Been Able To Enforce Lokpal, Says Congress

  The Congress today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his claims on checking corruption, and said that he has still not been able to enforce Lokpal.

• PM invites top BJP leaders to discuss Parliament stalemate, Lokpal row: sources

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders - LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley - for dinner on Wednesday to discuss the stalemate in Parliament and the Lokpal Bill, which became a flashpoint between the government and the main Opposition party last week.

• Independence Day: PM hopes political parties will help in passage of Lokpal Bill

  Against the backdrop of a lack of political consensus on the final shape of the proposed Lokpal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped that political parties will help its passage in the Rajya Sabha.

• Team Anna supporters protest twice outside PM's residence

  Team Anna supporters staged protests twice outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence to press for their demand for Lokpal Bill on Wednesday evening.

• Government wants to pass Lokpal bill, PM assures Anna Hazare: Read Letter

  In a letter to Anna Hazare, Minister of State (MoS) for Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V Narayanasamy said Manmohan Singh hoped he will work in a spirit of resolving differences on national issues and support the government's efforts.

• Lokpal Bill: Prime Minister's all-party meet fails to evolve consensus

  Lokpal Bill: Leaders of parties in Rajya Sabha including BJP's Arun Jaitley, BSP's S C Mishra, RJD's Ram Kripal Yadav, SP's Ram Gopal Yadav, NCP'S Tariq Anwar and CPI's A B Bardhan met at the Prime Minister's residence to discuss the controversial bill, to which 97 amendments have been moved by Opposition members in the Upper House. Union Ministers...

• Committed to effective Lokpal, says PM at crucial all-party meeting

  Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has told an all-party meeting of Rajya Sabha members today to discuss the Lokpal Bill that his government is committed to an effective Lokpal.

• Anna Hazare's letter to Prime Minister

  Breaking his silence for the first time on the Lokpal Bill after his fast in December last year, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accusing him of betraying the country on the proposed legislation.

• Anna writes to PM again, asks how could you betray the country?

  In a bid to project a non-partisan face, Anna Hazare and his team on Sunday shot off a series of letters to leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari, trying to put them on the mat on the Lokpal issue ahead of Assembly polls in five states.

• Pranab, Yashwant trade barbs over PM's 'farewell speech'

  BJP leader Yaswhant Sinha today took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Lokpal Bill debate speech in Lok Sabha, calling it a "farewell speech". Mr Sinha's observation during the debate on the Lokpal Bill in the Lower House was countered a few hours later by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who sarcastically told opposition BJP not to be impa...

• PM's speech in Lok Sabha on Lokpal

  Madam Speaker, There are some very special moments in the life of a nation. This is one such moment. The nation awaits with bated breath how the collective wisdom of this House will be reflected in the vote at the end of the debate on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011.

• Lokpal Debate: PM defends bill

  Here are the highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said during the debate on the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha: * The nation awaits with bated breath how the collective wisdom will be reflected * Task of legislation is very serious business and must eventually be performed by all of us who have been constitutionally assigned to ...

• Pranab meets Lalu, Mulayam; PM says he's confident of numbers

  Lokpal Bill debate: In Mumbai, Anna Hazare has settled down at the MMRDA Grounds for his three-day fast to protest against the Lokpal Bill that Parliament starts debating at 11 am. In Delhi, opposition parties are ready to take on the government in Parliament over a bill that they say needs major changes.

• Lokpal Bill battle: Team Anna writes open letter to PM, MPs; government steps up attack

  As Congress has stepped up its attack on Anna Hazare with less than two days to go before his scheduled fast at Mumbai's MMRDA Ground, Team Anna's India Against Corruption (IAC) group today wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament, re-voicing their demand for a 'stronger' Lokpal Bill.