Political Career for Indian Youth- Govt and Civil Society to present separate drafts

HRD Minister says the government and Civil Society representatives will present separate drafts of the Lok Pal bill in the next meeting.

Differences persist between government and Civil Society's representatives over vital issues concerning Lok Pal . Briefing the media after the 7th meeting of the Drafting Committee this evening, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that there is lack of consensus on various important aspects of the proposed Lok Pal Bill. He said in the next meeting on 20th of June, the Government and Civil Society's representatives will present separate drafts of the bill, which will then be sent to the cabinet.

Mr Sibal, however, reaffirmed that the draft will be ready by 30th of June and the bill will be presented in the Monsoon session of Parliament. On the other hand briefing the media, noted lawyer and civil society activist Prashant Bhusnan alleged that the government is not serious about enacting a strong Lok Pal Bill to fight corruption. He said, the government wants 11 member Lok Pal without investigative and vigilance machinery under it, which is not acceptable to them.