Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Lokpal: Draft of Govt will go before Cabinet

The government will present its draft anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, for approval this week.

There is only one draft that will go to the Cabinet. The draft prepared by the Department of Personnel and Training incorporates the provisions agreed to by the civil society group on the joint-drafting committee, chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, as also some other suggestions.

Contrary to what the Anna Hazare-led group demanded, the differences with civil society will neither be ‘highlighted` nor ‘incorporated` in the draft. These would be annexed to the Bill just as several other views are.

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