Govt may climb down on Lokpal; Has Team Anna softened stand?
Anna Hazare's fast is in its 8th day now. That the 74-year-old Gandhian is steadily getting weaker and that he has mobilized unparalleled public support is not lost on a government now accelerating efforts to seek a compromise solution. It has called for an all-party meeting at 3.30 pm tomorrow to discuss the Lokpal Bill. And, sources say, it is considering reworking the Lokpal Bill to add key provisions from Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill. This might include the key demand that the PM be brought under the purview of the Lokpal, sources say.
