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'PM, Group C employees may be brought under Lokpal ambit'
Monday December 12, 2011 06:51:57 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Keen to silence criticism by the
opposition and Team Anna over Lokpal, the government may accept
the demand for including the prime minister within its ambit with
some conditions, as also group C employees, Congress sources said.
A Congress leader, who has been part of discussions on the bill,
told IANS that the prime minister and group C central government
employees could be included in the Lokpal ambit but the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not likely to be in its purview.
"There is the possibility of including the prime minister in the
Lokpal's ambit with certain conditions, and also group C
employees," the source said.
Congress leaders also said the whistleblowers protection bill and
the grievance redressal bill will be separately moved and would
not be part of the Lokpal bill.
Congress leaders said the government will wait for the outcome of
Wednesday's all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh before giving final shape to the Lokpal bill.
They said issues such as including the prime minister and group C
employees within the Lokpal ambit would be taken up at the
meeting, which will be preceded by a United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
meeting Tuesday.
The government decided on the all-party meeting after a
parliamentary standing committee's report on the Lokpal bill
evoked criticism from Team Anna and the opposition.
Several opposition parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party
and the Communist Party of India-Marxist, Sunday shared stage with
Hazare and demanded a strong Lokpal bill.
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