The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill, bringing the prime minister under the anti-graft ombudsman with riders but excluding the CBIand the lower bureaucracy. Anna Hazareslammed the move, terming the government "dishonest" and vowed to launch his hunger strike Dec 27.
The Cabinet chaired by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh approved the bill after an hour-long meeting in the parliament house.
The bill is likely to be introduced and put up for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha Dec 22, the scheduled last day of the winter session.
This means the parliament may be extended just for a day for this purpose.
However, the Lok Sabha's Business Advisory Committee will take a final call on the issue on Wednesday.
There are two proposals - to discuss the Lokpal bill on Dec 22 and 23 or to discuss the bill during an extended period of the winter session Dec 27-29.
Accepting only one point - appointment of Lokayuktas in states from the sense of the houseresolution conveyed to haz in August this year, the bill has kept out the other key demand - lower bureaucracy from coming under the Lokpal.
While the bill puts the lower bureaucracy under the Central Vigilance Commissioner with the superintendency of the Lokpal, it says the ombudsman would have no investigation wing and will only have a prosecution department with lawyers under it.
courtesy : times of india
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