Rahul Gandhi Lokpal Bill

• Sheila Dikshit lost, now Narendra Modi's turn, chant Arvind Kejriwal's supporters

  "Pehle Sheila hari hai, Ab Modi ki baari hai" shouted scores of Aam Aadmi Party supporters as they waited at Hanuman Road in the heart of Delhi for Chief Minister Kejriwal to arrive at the party office.

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  New posters show Rahul Gandhi as anti-corruption hero

  In a build-up to the crucial AICC session which is likely to see the formal announcement of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress' prime ministerial candidate, the party has unleashed a campaign to reclaim the anti-corruption plank.

• 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.

• 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: key provisions of the amended legislation

  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.The Bill creates a new independent agency empowered to investigate charges of graft among government servants.

• 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 Singh Yadav rejects Rahul Gandhi's appeal for Lokpal Bill, but offers a favour in return

  The Samajwadi Party, a crucial ally of the government, has refused to support the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill as requested by Rahul Gandhi, but it will do the PM's coalition a huge favour by refusing to join law-makers trying to force a trust vote in parliament.

• 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.

• 'Help pass Lokpal Bill': after Rahul Gandhi's appeal, BJP says tell your allies

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today urged the BJP and his own allies to support the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in Parliament, a day after ally Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party warned the government against pushing the proposed anti-corruption law.

• We now have a strong Lokpal Bill, need other parties to help pass it: Rahul Gandhi

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is addressing the media.

• Anna Hazare to launch fresh agitation for Jan Lokpal bill from October

  Social activist Anna Hazare today said that he will launch a fresh agitation for Jan Lokpal bill from Delhi's Ramlila ground in October-November.

• Lokpal bill: Panel yet to take final call on contentious issues

  While Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi claimed that the government will pass the Lokpal bill, the passage of the bill seems to be a long haul as a Parliamentary panel is yet to take a final call on several contentious issues.

• We'll pass Lokpal Bill, just wait and watch, says Rahul Gandhi

  Rahul Gandhi, in a speech designed to take over the anti-corruption issue, said that there was a need to "change the political system" to fight graft. He called it his "dil ki baat" - words from the heart. He also said that the Lokpal Bill - aimed at fighting corruption - which is currently in Parliament, will be passed.

• Team Anna steps up attack on Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

  Team Anna stepped up its attack on Congress ahead of the final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh targeting Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in particular. Speaking at a public meeting, Team Anna member Manish Sisodia said that while Sonia Gandhi abuses Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav in UP, she praises them in Delhi.