Standing Committee On Lokpal

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  Parliamentary Panel to Give Report on Lokpal by June

  A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal amendment Bill is expected to submit its final report by June end.

• Katju favours strong Lokpal, but not in present form

  The demand for a stronger anti-graft Lokpal legislation found a supporter in Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju, who on Saturday urged parliament to send the bill back to the standing committee for considering creation of a workable probe agency against corruption.

• Standing Committee fooling people of entire nation: Anna Hazare

  On the eve of his day-long fast against the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on the Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare hit out at the government, saying the committee that had released the report on the anti-graft bill was "fooling people of the entire nation."

• Anna blames Rahul Gandhi for parliamentary committee's Lokpal report

  Anna Hazare today attacked the Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Lokpal, saying it was fooling people while his team questioned its "credibility" saying it had the support of only 12 MPs.

• Parliamentary panel tables report on Lokpal Bill in Parliament

  The parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal Bill has submitted its report to Parliament. The bill establishes a new ombudsman agency, the Lokpal, that will investigate corruption among government servants. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who has pivoted a nationwide movement against graft, has threatened to go on a new hunger strike if the B...

• What the parliamentary committee recommends for Lokpal

  A parliamentary committee today adopted its report on the contentious Lokpal Bill leaving it to the wisdom of Parliament to decide on inclusion of Prime Minister in its ambit while Congress members gave dissenting notes demanding inclusion of Group C officials within its purview.

• Anna on Lokpal draft: Highlights

  Team Anna has its own version of the bill, called the Jan Lokpal Bill. After 74-year-old Anna's epic fast in August, parliament formally agreed to consider Anna's three must-haves for the Lokpal. The Gandhian says the draft of the Lokpal Bill is a betrayal of this assurance.

• Lokpal Bill likely to be taken up in Lok Sabha on Dec 19: Sources

  The government is prepping to begin a debate in Parliament on the Lokpal Bill on the 19th. Sources say the government is also leaning towards accepting some of the demands made by activist Anna Hazare, like bringing the Prime Minister and junior bureaucrats under the ambit of the new Lokpal or ombudsman agency, which will be empowered to investigat...

• Highlights: Anna Hazare slams Govt's U-turn in the Lokpal draft

  Social activist Anna Hazare has slammed the government over the Standing Committee's flip-flops on the inclusion of lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal. The issue has been a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.

• Lokpal flip-flop: Lower bureaucracy out?

  At the 11th hour of protracted confabulations, a parliamentary Standing Committee drafting the Lokpal Bill has seen new flip-flops. On the inclusion of the lower bureaucracy - a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.

• Parliamentary panel divided over inclusion of PM in Lokpal

  One of the most contentious issues in the Lokpal Bill is whether the Prime Minister's office should be within the anti-corruption ombudsman's ambit. The last meeting of the parliamentary standing committee drafting the Bill ended today, with no consensus on this key point.

• Lokpal Bill draft places emphasis on NGOs

  For some, it's an attempt by politicians to underscore that those who fight against corruption must be willing to be held accountable to the same standards.

• Lokpal draft: Govt betrayed us, will fast on Dec 11, says Anna

  The government is bracing for a winter of severe discontent. In Parliament, it's battling a united Opposition over its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in retail. Now, Anna Hazare has expressed his unhappiness over the Standing Committee report on Lokpal saying he may have to restart agitation.

• Disappointed with Lokpal draft, Kiran Bedi says it's time for mass movement again

  Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tonight expressed disappointment at the recommendations in the draft report of Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill, saying going back on commitment given by Parliament will call for mass movement again.

• Lokpal draft report a disappointment: Kiran Bedi

  Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tonight expressed disappointment at the recommendations in the draft report of the Standing Committee on the Lokpal Bill, saying going back on the commitment given by Parliament will call for a mass movement again.