-The Indian Express There is still no compelling rationale for the lokpal. It is either too much or too little Even as the Lokpal Bill began its journey through the Rajya Sabha, the two men who had crusaded most ardently for it expressed diametrically opposed views on it. Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader, called it a "jokepal", and said that the final version approved by the cabinet was so feeble that it could...
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Rajya Sabha passes Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare and supporters celebrate
-IANS NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, which provides for creation of an anti-corruption Ombudsman. The most prominent of the group of anti-graft bills on the anvil, the Lokpal Bill establishes a lokpal at the central level and asks states to establish lokayuktas in a year's time from the date of notification of the law. The format of the lokayukta will be left to the...
More »Government tables Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha
-IANS The Lokpal Bill, 2011, which seeks to provide for the establishment of the institution of an Ombudsman to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. BSP chief Mayawati said its party will support the Lokpal Bill. BJP leader Arun Jaitley had alleged that the UPA government was not keen on passage of key bills including Lokpal. Leader of Opposition in the Lok...
More »Gujarat gets Lokayukta after a decade
-PTI GANDHINAGAR: Retired Gujarat high court judge DP Buch was on Wednesday sworn in as the state's fourth Lokayukta, a post that lay vacant for a decade and over which chief minister Narendra Modi and governor Kamla Beniwal were on a collision course for three years. Justice Buch(retd) was sworn in as the anti-corruption Ombudsman at a function in Raj Bhavan by governor Beniwal in the presence of Modi and assembly Speaker...
More »Food Bill will help over 80 per cent coverage in Jharkhand villages-Anumeha Yadav
-The Hindu State's share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs. 595 crore Ranchi: On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and women stood in the pouring monsoon rain to record their testimonies about the functioning of public schemes in their villages as district officials listened at a public hearing organised by the Gram...
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