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Wednesday August 24, 2011 02:54:56 PM,
IANS
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New
Delhi:
Talks between the government and Team Anna on a Lokpal bill
continue to be hindered by three "sticking issues", civil society
activist Kiran Bedi said Wednesday, and Law Minister Salman
Khurshid agreed that there had been no headway on them.
"Another round of talks are on between Salman Khurshid and Team
Anna," former police officer and Team Anna member Bedi tweeted,
ahead of an all party meeting on the issue Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting at Khurshid's residence last for an hour.
After coming out of the meeting, Bedi tweeted: "Meeting over three
sticking issues of Lokayukta and others held. Discussions
continue. But we are running out of time. Today is vital".
According to her colleague Prashant Bhushan, the three main points
of contention were inclusion of the lower bureaucracy in the ambit
of the Lokpal, having a Lokayukta in every state and a citizen's
charter for each government department.
"The meeting was good... but there has been no headway made,"
Khurshid said, refusing to comment more.
Bedi, Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal had met Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee and other ministers Tuesday night to discuss the points
of disagreement between them and the government on the Lokpal
bill.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram has submitted a report on the
situation arising out of Anna Hazare's fast over a strong Lokpal
bill to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Sources said a final decision would be taken after this meeting,
as opposition parties had pointed out that the government had
taken all decisions without consulting them.
Activist Hazare's fast entered the ninth day Wednesday, causing
worries among his supporters about his deteriorating health.
Expressing concern, Khurshid said: "A good bill can come 10-15
days later but a fast cannot be broken 20 days later. So if we
look at the priorities of urgency, then the urgency that the fast
must come to an end is far greater, more serious than the urgency
to pass the bill."
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