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Govt calls all-party meet to discuss Lokpal Bill

-PTI   Amid the standoff with Team Anna over the Lokpal Bill, government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to find a way to solve the issue. Leaders of all political parties have been invited to attend the meet scheduled for 3.30pm on Wednesday. Sources said government is of the view that some of the demands put forth by Hazare and his associates require a wider political consensus before a decision could be...

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Deadline not feasible, say Left parties by KV Prasad

The Left parties said on Monday that the August 30 deadline set by anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare for the Centre to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill was not feasible and suggested that the government convene a special session of Parliament next month for passing the Bill. Asserting that the CPI(M) wanted an effective Lokpal Bill, general secretary Prakash Karat termed the Bill pending with Parliament “inadequate.” “We are not satisfied with...

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The way out

-The Hindu   As the public support for Anna Hazare's fast swells by the day, the United Progressive Alliance government's reaction is a bewildering mix of dithering, denial, moral confusion, and fear. On the face of it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that there was a “lot of scope for give-and-take,” and the opening of backroom channels to talk to Mr. Hazare, may suggest flexibility and conciliation. But if the back-of-the-mind calculation...

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RSS support for Anna

-The Telegraph   The RSS today came out in support of Anna Hazare’s protest against the Centre over the Lokpal bill. An official statement, based on a news conference addressed by Sangh general secretary Suresh “Bhaiyya” Joshi, said: “The RSS, in a resolution it had passed at its national delegates’ convention in March 2011, said clearly that it will support the campaigns against corruption. Accordingly, our swayamsevaks have participated constructively in all these...

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New clause in land acquisition bill will have retrospective effect

-The Economic Times   A clause introduced in the draft land acquisition bill will bring cases where the award of land is underway or possession has not taken place within the scope of compensatory and acquisition norms. This will make private developers, industries and the government, who are currently involved in the process of acquiring land, shell out generous compensation packages to land owners with retrospective effect. "The new clause that we...

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