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ISSUE / Lokpal Bill

Lokpal Bill.
Lokpal Bill
ISSUE
Lokpal in India means ombudsman or legal representative. The first Jan Lokpal Bill was introduced by Shanti Bhushan in 1968, passed the Lok Sabha, but could not get through the Rajya Sabha. Subsequently many Lokpal Bills have been introduced, but is yet to be passed.
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Jan Lokpal Bill

Jan Lokpal Bill
ISSUE
New Delhi

New Delhi
PLACE
Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party
ORGANIZATION
Anna Hazare

Anna Hazare
PERSON
Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha
ORGANIZATION
Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley
PERSON
Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress
ORGANIZATION
Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh
PERSON
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A man posts a letter in favour of Lokpal bill to the Indian cabinet ministers during an anti-corruption campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh July 31, 2011. The cabinet on Thursday finished drafting the Lokpal bill aimed at curbing graft in the government, but activists slammed it saying it was not tough enough to fight widespread corruption which poses a risk to economic growth.
People write letters in favour of Lokpal bill to post them to the Indian cabinet ministers during an anti-corruption campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh July 31, 2011. The cabinet on Thursday finished drafting the Lokpal bill aimed at curbing graft in the government, but activists slammed it saying it was not tough enough to fight widespread corruption which poses a risk to economic growth. In the background is the portrait of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare.
CPI (ML) activists shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a protest against the government\'s version of the anti-corruption bill in Bhubaneshwar, India, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. The upper house of India\'s Parliament is debating a controversial anti-corruption bill that was passed by the power lower house earlier in the week. Placards, from left to right, read \
A copy of the Lokpal Bill burns during a protest on the outskirts of New Delhi on August 4, 2011. The Indian government on August 4 introduced a new anti-corruption bill in parliament, which activists have panned for exempting the prime minister from the scrutiny of a powerful new ombudsman. The final version of the bill has been strongly criticised by civil society activists, who were allowed to participate in the drafting process but complained that their views were marginalised.
Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare burn copies of the Lokpal bill during a protest in Ghaziabad, near New Delhi, after the bill was introduced in parliament August 4, 2011. Slamming the anti-corruption bill as too weak because it did not cover the prime minister and judges, Anna Hazare, the social activist whose hunger strike in April forced the government to begin drafting the bill, said he would begin a second fast against corruption, raising the sceptre of a fresh wave of anti-government protests.
Activists of the communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPIML) shout anti-goverment slogans during a protest in New Delhi on December 29, 2011. The CPIML activists protested against the ineffective Lokpal bill passed in the Lok Sabha on December 27, terming it a mockery of the people\'s aspirations and struggle for an effective anti-corruption law and burned an effigy representing the Goverment\'s Lokpal bill.
A man posts a letter in favour of Lokpal bill to the Indian cabinet ministers during an anti-corruption campaign in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh July 31, 2011. The cabinet on Thursday finished drafting the Lokpal bill aimed at curbing graft in the government, but activists slammed it saying it was not tough enough to fight widespread corruption which poses a risk to economic growth.
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Lokpal Bill: Not derailed but delayed, now with Select Comm

Lokpal Bill: Not derailed but delayed, now with Select Comm

May-21, 2012
Rajya Sabha to discuss Lokpal bill today?

Rajya Sabha to discuss Lokpal bill today?

May-21, 2012
Govt trying to build consensus on Lokpal Bill: Narayansamy

Govt trying to build consensus on Lokpal Bill: Narayansamy

May-16, 2012
BJP accuses govt of running away from Lokpal issue

BJP accuses govt of running away from Lokpal issue

May-22, 2012
With Mulayam on its side, UPA won\'t need Mamata anymore

With Mulayam on its side, UPA won't need Mamata anymore

May-23, 2012
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Government\'s Lokpal Bill: Key points

Government's Lokpal Bill: Key points

Dec-22,2011
Won\'t protest if my Lokpal Bill is passed: Anna

Won't protest if my Lokpal Bill is passed: Anna

Dec-19,2011
Allparty meet fails to agree on Jan Lokpal Bill

Allparty meet fails to agree on Jan Lokpal Bill

Aug-24,2011
Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha: Live update

Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha: Live update

Dec-29,2011
Lokpal bill: Team Anna, BJP on warpath

Lokpal bill: Team Anna, BJP on warpath

Dec-21,2011