In an interesting move by the central government, the Parliament’s Winter Session has been extended by 3 more days from December 27 to assist the passage of the Lokpal Bill and some other important legislation.
Further, the draft note on the Lokpal Bill has been cleared by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and will be taken up by the Cabinet tonight.
Talking to media, a senior minister said, “The Winter Session of Parliament has been extended by three days from December 27.”
According to the minister, the Lokpal Bill, Judicial Accountability Bill and Whistleblowers’ Bill will be taken up for syudy and passing during the extended Winter Session.
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had sounded BJP Parliamentary Party leader L K Advani on the move. The Opposition parties had sought discussion on the three key legislations that are part of the government’s strategy to tackle corruption.
After some important amendments in the Lokpal Bill are bringing the PM Manmohan SIngh under the preview of Lokpal with certain conditions, offering administrative powers to Lokpal over CBI in corruption cases recommended by the government, while changing the selection process of CBI chief.
Moreover, a separate system has been developed to deal with the corruption in Group C and D.
Government of India is very short of time to complete the anti-graft bill in view of the threatening threat of Anna Hazare to go on hunger strike from December 27 if Parliament fails to pass a strong Lokpal Bill.
