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&lt;em&gt;NEW DELHI: &lt;/em&gt;There was one aspect of the Lokpal bill Rahul Gandhi felt strongly about but finally decided to let go for now: Stronger accountability checks for members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention.
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But tinkering with the Lokpal bill, already screened by two parliamentary committees, seemed unwise and some in Congress felt the judicial accountability bill, and anti-graft legislations tagged by Rahul, addressed the issue.
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Having put himself out on a limb over the Lokpal bill, the Congress leader is in a mood to press on and expects his backing for other pending anti-corruption legislations to be taken seriously, said party sources.
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High on the agenda are a grievance redress bill or citizens&#039; charter, the judicial accountability bill, changes to the Prevention of Corruption Act (before a parliamentary standing committee), and a bill to punish bribery of foreign public officials.
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The four bills, though Rahul spoke of six including the whistleblowers bill, are seen as crucial to Congress&#039;s electoral plans. Though the time before next year&#039;s polls is short, it is felt even a truncated budget session expected next month can consider some, if not all the bills. Ordinances could be other, if less effective options.
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Seen by some as another &amp;quot;Press Club moment&amp;quot;, Rahul&#039;s public advocacy of the Lokpal bill on Saturday ended the Manmohan Singh government&#039;s ambivalence over a legislation it viewed with aversion, if not distaste.
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Along with the Lokpal bill, the grievance redress mechanism that sets out a citizens&#039; charter are seen by Rahul&#039;s advisors as potential game-changers like the rural employment guarantee scheme in the context of UPA-1.
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Looking to make up for time Congress lost in deriding popular anti-corruption movements, Rahul is trying to align the ruling party with prevailing attitudes. Lok Sabha results will settle if he has left it too late, but without rearguard action, Congress&#039;s prospects appear even dimmer, it is felt.
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The Lokpal is seen as an alternate and independent mechanism that can address public cynicism about a &amp;quot;politicized&amp;quot; CBI and could help diminish voter blowback against Congress for a series of scams that have marred UPA-2.
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&lt;em&gt;NEW DELHI: &lt;/em&gt;There was one aspect of the Lokpal bill Rahul Gandhi felt strongly about but finally decided to let go for now: Stronger accountability checks for members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention.
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But tinkering with the Lokpal bill, already screened by two parliamentary committees, seemed unwise and some in Congress felt the judicial accountability bill, and anti-graft legislations tagged by Rahul, addressed the issue.
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Having put himself out on a limb over the Lokpal bill, the Congress leader is in a mood to press on and expects his backing for other pending anti-corruption legislations to be taken seriously, said party sources.
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High on the agenda are a grievance redress bill or citizens&#039; charter, the judicial accountability bill, changes to the Prevention of Corruption Act (before a parliamentary standing committee), and a bill to punish bribery of foreign public officials.
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The four bills, though Rahul spoke of six including the whistleblowers bill, are seen as crucial to Congress&#039;s electoral plans. Though the time before next year&#039;s polls is short, it is felt even a truncated budget session expected next month can consider some, if not all the bills. Ordinances could be other, if less effective options.
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Seen by some as another &amp;quot;Press Club moment&amp;quot;, Rahul&#039;s public advocacy of the Lokpal bill on Saturday ended the Manmohan Singh government&#039;s ambivalence over a legislation it viewed with aversion, if not distaste.
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Though he said work on the Lokpal bill preceded Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare&#039;s recent fast and poll defeats, Rahul is clearly working against time to get his party back into reckoning for the 2014 election.
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His effort to position himself as a change agent looking to overcome status quoist sentiment within Congress as much as political rivals suffers from the obvious reality check of his record during UPA&#039;s nearly 10 years in office.
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Along with the Lokpal bill, the grievance redress mechanism that sets out a citizens&#039; charter are seen by Rahul&#039;s advisors as potential game-changers like the rural employment guarantee scheme in the context of UPA-1.
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Looking to make up for time Congress lost in deriding popular anti-corruption movements, Rahul is trying to align the ruling party with prevailing attitudes. Lok Sabha results will settle if he has left it too late, but without rearguard action, Congress&#039;s prospects appear even dimmer, it is felt.
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The Lokpal is seen as an alternate and independent mechanism that can address public cynicism about a &amp;quot;politicized&amp;quot; CBI and could help diminish voter blowback against Congress for a series of scams that have marred UPA-2.
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Changes in the Prevention of Corruption Act are also seen to be far reaching, as they draw inspiration from the UK act of 2010, which evaluates actions by public servants on whether the expectation of good faith or impartiality has been breached.
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Though the UK law has been criticized for potentially disadvantaging British business, it is also seen to protect legitimate action on part of officials. But the principle of &amp;quot;relevant expectation&amp;quot; may mean a quid pro quo need not always be established.
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&lt;em&gt;NEW DELHI: &lt;/em&gt;There was one aspect of the Lokpal bill Rahul Gandhi felt strongly about but finally decided to let go for now: Stronger accountability checks for members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
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Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention.
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But tinkering with the Lokpal bill, already screened by two parliamentary committees, seemed unwise and some in Congress felt the judicial accountability bill, and anti-graft legislations tagged by Rahul, addressed the issue.
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Having put himself out on a limb over the Lokpal bill, the Congress leader is in a mood to press on and expects his backing for other pending anti-corruption legislations to be taken seriously, said party sources.
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High on the agenda are a grievance redress bill or citizens&#039; charter, the judicial accountability bill, changes to the Prevention of Corruption Act (before a parliamentary standing committee), and a bill to punish bribery of foreign public officials.
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The four bills, though Rahul spoke of six including the whistleblowers bill, are seen as crucial to Congress&#039;s electoral plans. Though the time before next year&#039;s polls is short, it is felt even a truncated budget session expected next month can consider some, if not all the bills. Ordinances could be other, if less effective options.
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Seen by some as another &amp;quot;Press Club moment&amp;quot;, Rahul&#039;s public advocacy of the Lokpal bill on Saturday ended the Manmohan Singh government&#039;s ambivalence over a legislation it viewed with aversion, if not distaste.
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Though he said work on the Lokpal bill preceded Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare&#039;s recent fast and poll defeats, Rahul is clearly working against time to get his party back into reckoning for the 2014 election.
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His effort to position himself as a change agent looking to overcome status quoist sentiment within Congress as much as political rivals suffers from the obvious reality check of his record during UPA&#039;s nearly 10 years in office.
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Along with the Lokpal bill, the grievance redress mechanism that sets out a citizens&#039; charter are seen by Rahul&#039;s advisors as potential game-changers like the rural employment guarantee scheme in the context of UPA-1.
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Looking to make up for time Congress lost in deriding popular anti-corruption movements, Rahul is trying to align the ruling party with prevailing attitudes. Lok Sabha results will settle if he has left it too late, but without rearguard action, Congress&#039;s prospects appear even dimmer, it is felt.
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The Lokpal is seen as an alternate and independent mechanism that can address public cynicism about a &amp;quot;politicized&amp;quot; CBI and could help diminish voter blowback against Congress for a series of scams that have marred UPA-2.
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Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention.
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Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention.
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Though he said work on the Lokpal bill preceded Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's recent fast and poll defeats, Rahul is clearly working against time to get his party back into reckoning for the 2014 election.
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His effort to position himself as a change agent looking to overcome status quoist sentiment within Congress as much as political rivals suffers from the obvious reality check of his record during UPA's nearly 10 years in office.
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-The Times of India



NEW DELHI: There was one aspect of the Lokpal bill Rahul Gandhi felt strongly about but finally decided to let go for now: Stronger accountability checks for members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.


Having prodded his party to belatedly...'
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Eye on polls, Rahul pushing for more anti-graft bills -Rajeev Deshpande

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There was one aspect of the Lokpal bill Rahul Gandhi felt strongly about but finally decided to let go for now: Stronger accountability checks for members of the anti-corruption ombudsman. Having prodded his party to belatedly adopt the Lokpal bill, the Congress vice-president felt recent controversies involving the judiciary did raise questions about stricter standards that require closer attention. But tinkering with the Lokpal bill, already screened by two parliamentary committees, seemed unwise and some in Congress felt the judicial accountability bill, and anti-graft legislations tagged by Rahul, addressed the issue. Having put himself out on a limb over the Lokpal bill, the Congress leader is in a mood to press on and expects his backing for other pending anti-corruption legislations to be taken seriously, said party sources. High on the agenda are a grievance redress bill or citizens' charter, the judicial accountability bill, changes to the Prevention of Corruption Act (before a parliamentary standing committee), and a bill to punish bribery of foreign public officials. The four bills, though Rahul spoke of six including the whistleblowers bill, are seen as crucial to Congress's electoral plans. Though the time before next year's polls is short, it is felt even a truncated budget session expected next month can consider some, if not all the bills. Ordinances could be other, if less effective options. Seen by some as another "Press Club moment", Rahul's public advocacy of the Lokpal bill on Saturday ended the Manmohan Singh government's ambivalence over a legislation it viewed with aversion, if not distaste. Though he said work on the Lokpal bill preceded Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's recent fast and poll defeats, Rahul is clearly working against time to get his party back into reckoning for the 2014 election. His effort to position himself as a change agent looking to overcome status quoist sentiment within Congress as much as political rivals suffers from the obvious reality check of his record during UPA's nearly 10 years in office. Along with the Lokpal bill, the grievance redress mechanism that sets out a citizens' charter are seen by Rahul's advisors as potential game-changers like the rural employment guarantee scheme in the context of UPA-1. Looking to make up for time Congress lost in deriding popular anti-corruption movements, Rahul is trying to align the ruling party with prevailing attitudes. Lok Sabha results will settle if he has left it too late, but without rearguard action, Congress's prospects appear even dimmer, it is felt. The Lokpal is seen as an alternate and independent mechanism that can address public cynicism about a "politicized" CBI and could help diminish voter blowback against Congress for a series of scams that have marred UPA-2. Changes in the Prevention of Corruption Act are also seen to be far reaching, as they draw inspiration from the UK act of 2010, which evaluates actions by public servants on whether the expectation of good faith or impartiality has been breached. Though the UK law has been criticized for potentially disadvantaging British business, it is also seen to protect legitimate action on part of officials. But the principle of "relevant expectation" may mean a quid pro quo need not always be established. The Lokpal is seen as one, much delayed measure that Congress ought to have backed right after the AICC meeting at Burari in December 2010 when an internal party committee also recommended that convicted legislators should be disqualified.