Politics

Arun Jaitley said that the Bill is Constitutionally vulnerable. Singhvi questioned BJP's intention to create a strong Lokpal.

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal bill, but a bill to grant the body a constitutional status was defeated.

It was ridiculous to say that we tried to stop Anna's movement, Prithviraj Chavan said.

The Lokpal Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and the voting will take place on Thursday.

Hazare, who retired to a room adjacent to the stage on Tuesday evening, has not ventured out since.

Kapil Sibal said BJP defeated the constitutional amendment which shows that they never wanted a law to deal with corruption.

The RLD leader also said that corruption and hypocrisy have become a by-product of democracy.

Basudeb Acharia said that the government should ensure the bill passes after the amendments his party suggested.

His statement saying the BJP must let the youth take over has been termed by many as a ploy to make way for his son.

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav took a dig at Kapil Sibal saying he should stop playing around with words on the Lokpal as people get his game.

The minister said Anna should have waited for Parliament to discuss the Bill and then gone ahead with fast.

The Congress called Anna an RSS agent and Army deserter and the activist wrote to the PM for a real anti-graft law.

Oommen Chandy said that the government would also ensure the safety of Sabarimala pilgrims and Tamil people living in the state.

Sasikala's brother-in-law M Palanivel and another relative Kaliyaperumal were expelled from AIADMK.

The Lokpal bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha, amid objections from various political parties.

The MNS chief said that he knows that in Maharashtra there are several leaders who want to exploit people for their political gain.