Lokpal panel finalises report amid dissent
Wednesday December 07, 2011 08:01:47 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
parliamentary standing committee examining the Lokpal bill
finalised its draft report Wednesday amidst increased dissent from
members.
Panel chairman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the report, carrying
dissent notes, is likely to be presented in parliament Friday.
"We have adopted the draft report. It is likely to be presented to
parliament Friday," Singhvi told IANS, adding that the final
report will have dissent notes.
Singhvi said the panel examined around 25 issues and agreed on
most of them. "But there are differences on some issues," he said.
Sources said that out of around 15 dissent notes on various
issues, most relate to exclusion of around 5.7 million Group C
government staffers from the ambit of the Lokpal.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Left parties and Samajwadi
Party have already submitted their dissent notes, three Congress
members -- Deepa Dasmunsi, P.T. Thomas and Meenakshi Natrajan
--joined them Wednesday.
The three Congress members also want the Chief Vigilance
Commissioner under the Lokpal.
Opposing constitutional status for the Lokpal, Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav demanded reservation for Dalits,
backward castes and the minorities in all the panels under the
Lokpal.
Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan has a similar demand.
But sources said there is general agreement in the panel that the
Lokpal should have constitutional status.
Singhvi said the controversial issue of bringing the prime
minister under the Lokpal has been left to parliament.
The BJP and the Left parties have also given dissent note on this
issue, besides absence of a citizen's charter and the manner of
appointing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.
Sources said the draft has also recommended bringing corporates,
media and NGOs under the Lokpal's ambit.
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