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| Team Anna delivers new speed-breake |
| Lokpal Bill row: Team Anna delivers new speed-breaker, demands vote
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| INDIA
, 27-August-2011
6:36:14 AM |
| The compromise seemed so tantalizingly near that everyone called it - Anna would end his fast this evening. But at 3.30 pm, as the debate on the Lokpal Bill in Parliament continued, Team Anna delivered a googly.
They say that the debate, which is to be followed by a resolution, must culminate in a vote. Both the government and the BJP yesterday had agreed that there would be no vote. Given that Anna's aides, including Prashant Bhushan and Medha Patkar, have been in regular touch with both Congress leaders and the BJP, it's unclear why this is a deal-breaker.
"The whole objective of today's Parliament debate was that there will be a resolution and voting which would have also made clear the stand of MPs and their parties. If no resolution will take place or no voting will happen and if this the response given to Anna Hazare's letter then it is "very unfortunate", Mr Bhushan said a short while back.
The compromise arrived at - one that the BJP had signed off on - was that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee would initiate a debate in parliament. The discussion would focus largely on Anna's version of the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. A resolution would be drafted and would accept in principle the three demands that Anna has listed as a pre-condition to ending his fast. This draft for the resolution - intended to convey the unanimous opinion of the House - was also reviewed by the BJP's Arun Jaitley. The plan was that the House would collectively issue this resolution or written statement and it would then be sent to the Standing Committee for review and recommendations, which is standard procedure.
The Lokpal refers to an ombudsman committee that will be empowered to investigate complaints of corruption from the public against government servants. " Anna's trio of essentials include bringing all central government employees, including junior bureaucrats, under the purview of the Lokpal.
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