Public opinion sought on Lokpal Bill, Team Anna rejects move
Saturday August 20, 2011 02:22:26 PM,
IANS
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Delhi: As Anna Hazare continued his protest fast,
a parliamentary standing committee Saturday invited public
suggestions on the Lokpal Bill. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal
dismissed it as an attention diverting tactic.
The parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public
grievances, law and justice, which is to suggest amendments to the
Lokpal Bill, published advertisements in leading newspapers,
seeking ideas and suggestions on the bill.
"The committee has decided to invite memoranda containing
views/suggestions from individuals, organisations interested in
the subject matter of the bill and also hear select oral evidence
on the subject matter of the bill," the advertisement said.
A time limit of 15 days starting Saturday has been given to send
suggestions.
Chairman of the committee, Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said
the suggestions will be looked into by the committee.
"We have sent an advertisement for all interested to give their
frank, open, unbiased views (on the Lokpal bill). Within
manageable limits, we will go through all the suggestions and
everything will be looked into," Singhvi said.
He said the civil society members were also invited to give their
suggestions. "We had invited the civil society members as early as
10th of Aug."
The step is being seen as an attempt to counter the protesting
activists who have claimed that public opinion is against the
Lokpal Bill introduced by the government.
Team Anna however rejected the call as an attempt to divert
attention.
"As far as calling the feedback is concerned it is not a
referendum also. If the government does any referendum, the
government bill will be totally trashed by the people. This is
simply diverting attention," Kejriwal told IANS.
The civil society members have urged the parliamentary standing
committee to reject the bill.
"We requested the standing committee to completely reject the bill
and send it back to the government because there is no time for
the standing committee and parliament to waste their precious time
in discussing a totally wrong bill," he said.
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