-The Telegraph Prior sanction shouldn’t be needed to prosecute any class of bureaucrats under any law, the parliamentary panel on the Lokpal bill has said in its report, which Team Anna dubbed a bid to “fool” people for ignoring its key demands. Another significant recommendation in the report, which was submitted today, is that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) look into complaints of corruption against Group C & D employees alone. On including...
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Complex report to avoid passage: BJP
-Express News Service Disagreeing with the parliamentary committee report on the Lokpal Bill, the BJP Friday said the legislation failed to include the citizens’ charter as well as lower bureaucracy within its ambit and that it was a clear deviation from the sense of the House that was agreed upon. Claiming it was the handiwork of a lawyer — the chairman of the committee is Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi — the BJP said...
More »Parliamentary Standing Committee May Recommend Withdrawal Of UID Bill: Report by Nikhil Pahwa
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance is set to recommend that the government withdraw the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010, reports India Today, citing unnamed sources. The recommendation is to withdraw the bill and introduce another one, because members of the standing committee found the project directionless, and that the bill and the project are not acceptable in their present form, the report states. It doesn’t quite mention...
More »Black money: BJP MPs to give declarations tomorrow of not having illegal money in foreign banks
-PTI BJP MPs will submit tomorrow declarations to the presiding officers of their respective Houses of Parliament, stating that they do not have any illegal money stashed in any foreign bank or tax haven abroad. BJP leader L K Advani had announced on the completion on his nation-wide yatra against black money and corruption that all party MPs will submit declarations that they do not have any illegal funds in Swiss banks...
More »Sexual harassment must cover domestic helps, men: Panel
-The Times of India Domestic helps would find it easier to complain against sexual harassment if the recommendations of a parliamentary panel favouring their inclusion in the proposed 'protection of women against sexual harassment in workplace' bill are accepted. Dismissing the government's view that there were "practical difficulties" in implementing the law within the confines of a home, the committee on Thursday said such excuses could not be used as a...
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