Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday said the revised Lokpal Bill would be passed during the winter session of Parliament.
The Bill, which would include the key points raised by social activist Anna Hazare, has to be given a final shape by the department-related Standing Committee after perusing the draft, Mr. Moily told journalists on the sidelines of the graduation day of the SJC Institute of Technology here.
Amid hectic efforts to break the deadlock on Lokpal issue, social activist, Mr Anna Hazare, today shot off a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, saying that he would break his fast if
Sheila for bringing Chief Ministers under Lokpal's jurisdiction
Realising that Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill has struck a chord with a large number of Delhiites, both the Delhi Cabinet and the Opposition BJP on Wednesday tried to score brownie points over the issue by demanding a stronger Lokpal.
Union minister Jairam Ramesh has proposed a new bill that will address cases of corruption at the lowest level of the administration, hoping it will satisfy those opposed to the Lok Pal Bill introd
Congress MP Praveen Singh Aron has moved Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill before the Parliamentary Standing Committee for consideration to "add more strength" to the official Lokpal Bill.
"The government is in favour of a strong and effective Lokpal Bill. There is a lot of scope of give and take...we must all work together," the PM said.
New Delhi: Emboldened by the swelling crowds at Ramlila Maidan, Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare upped the ante within hours of emerging from Tihar Jail on Friday.
