Cabinet approves Lokpal Bill draft, to be tabled in Monsoon Session
By Remo– 4 hours agoNew Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft of the Lokpal Bill, which will now be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The Prime Minister and the judiciary have been kept out of the Lokpal Bill's ambit.
Meanwhile, former IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi has rubbished the Bill, saying it is not for the common man.
"The Lokpal Bill is fractured, unhealthy. It is not for the common man," Times Now channel quoted Bedi, as saying.
The decision to review the Lokpal Bill came as social activist Anna Hazare continued to pitch for a stronger version of the law to be presented for consideration of Parliament, contending that the official version falls 'far short' of people's expectations.
Hazare said that the government is being given a rare opportunity to change the history of India and the nation would be indebted to it if they present a strong Lokpal Bill.
He reiterated that the current Lokpal Bill "falls far short" of the expectations of the people, and added that it was 'too weak and ineffective and had a very narrow jurisdiction'. (ANI)
