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Congress core group discusses minority quota in Lokpal
Thursday December 22, 2011 05:33:20 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Congress core group met Thursday in the wake of protests by some
parties over the exclusion of minorities from the provision of 50
percent reservation in the anti-corruption Lokpal institution.
The meeting that took place in Parliament House discussed the way
to resolve the impasse before the crucial Lokpal bill is
re-introduced in the Lok Sabha, sources said.
The core group meeting was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and IT and Communication
Minister Kapil Sibal, among others, the sources said.
Manmohan Singh is believed to have spoken to Janata Dal-United
leader Sharad Yadav who was among the leaders raising a clamour
for the minority quota in the Lokpal structure.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned soon after it convened in the morning
amid protests by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav over the exclusion of
minorities from the 50 percent quota. They were also against the
draft Lokpal bill reaching the media and news channels even before
it could be circulated to MPs.
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