On saturday(Dec 17 ) PM said that cabinet will discuss lokpal on sunday(Dec 18) but it didn't happened, and hope was that bill will be conserdiered in cabinet today(monday) but again it postponed to tomorrow's cabinet meet. According to reports, the meeting is likely to take place at around 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Ahead of a cabinet meeting tomorrow, senior ministers have studied the Lokpal Bill and made major changes. Law Minister Salman Khurshid described the attempt as "a cleaning up of the draft." But sources say Mr Khurshid, P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal, all noted lawyers, have over-ruled earlier suggestions to
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal said the revised Lokpal Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday or Thursday; the Parliament session could be extended by three days, starting December 27, he said.
Earlier Kiran Bedi has made it clear that if government extends winter season of parliament that Anna may wait. But Team Anna's main demend is to pass the bill in the current season( winter season).
The final deliberations over the Lokpal Bill are focused on the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill creates. The Lokpal's mandate will be to handle complaints of corruption filed by the public against government servants. Who will investigate these complaints, and how, is what has political parties divided. There is agreement that the CBI must have complete investigative autonomy. But whether it should report to the Lokpal - either in part or whole - has confounded politicians.
Sources say the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition, and Lok Sabha speaker will form a panel that will appoint the CBI chief. The Lokpal Chairman will not be part of CBI chief's appointment. The group of ministers have decided not to carve out the prosecution section of the CBI and assign it to the Lokpal.
The extent of the Lokpal's jurisdiction has been a brittle and persistent theme of conflict between Team Anna and the government. Anna said the Prime Minister could not be exempt from the ombudsman's review. He also said that unless lakhs of junior bureaucrats are held accountable, the malignant grasp of corruption on everyday life will not be defeated. After deliberations with other parties, the government plans to suggest a few safeguards that would protect the PM from frivolous complaints, and from the disclosure of details of national security. Group C and D employees - the junior bureaucrats - will be investigated by the existing Central Vigilance Commission or CVC, which will provide the Lokpal with regular updates on its inquiries.
Sourcehttp://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cabinet-meets-tomorrow-afternoon-on-lokpal-bill-could-be-in-lok-sabha-on-wed-159211
Ahead of a cabinet meeting tomorrow, senior ministers have studied the Lokpal Bill and made major changes. Law Minister Salman Khurshid described the attempt as "a cleaning up of the draft." But sources say Mr Khurshid, P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal, all noted lawyers, have over-ruled earlier suggestions to
- place a portion of the CBI under the Lokpal, and
- a reservation quota for its nine members.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal said the revised Lokpal Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday or Thursday; the Parliament session could be extended by three days, starting December 27, he said.
Earlier Kiran Bedi has made it clear that if government extends winter season of parliament that Anna may wait. But Team Anna's main demend is to pass the bill in the current season( winter season).
The final deliberations over the Lokpal Bill are focused on the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill creates. The Lokpal's mandate will be to handle complaints of corruption filed by the public against government servants. Who will investigate these complaints, and how, is what has political parties divided. There is agreement that the CBI must have complete investigative autonomy. But whether it should report to the Lokpal - either in part or whole - has confounded politicians.
Sources say the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition, and Lok Sabha speaker will form a panel that will appoint the CBI chief. The Lokpal Chairman will not be part of CBI chief's appointment. The group of ministers have decided not to carve out the prosecution section of the CBI and assign it to the Lokpal.
The extent of the Lokpal's jurisdiction has been a brittle and persistent theme of conflict between Team Anna and the government. Anna said the Prime Minister could not be exempt from the ombudsman's review. He also said that unless lakhs of junior bureaucrats are held accountable, the malignant grasp of corruption on everyday life will not be defeated. After deliberations with other parties, the government plans to suggest a few safeguards that would protect the PM from frivolous complaints, and from the disclosure of details of national security. Group C and D employees - the junior bureaucrats - will be investigated by the existing Central Vigilance Commission or CVC, which will provide the Lokpal with regular updates on its inquiries.
Sourcehttp://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cabinet-meets-tomorrow-afternoon-on-lokpal-bill-could-be-in-lok-sabha-on-wed-159211
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