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Efforts on to pass Lokpal bill at the earliest: Govt

Parties holding out for cabinet approved Lokpal draft

GN Bureau | July 4, 2011

The government is making an effort to pass the Lokpal bill at the earliest and it may be presented in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, provided parliamentary procedures are followed, home minister P Chidambaram said here on Monday.

“The bill will be presented in the monsoon session and the government will make an effort to pass it at the earliest,” said Chidambaram.

He added that whatever laws are made must be within the purview of the constitution. “This is not an occasion to rewrite the constitution,” he added. The minister was addressing journalists on the outcome of the all party meeting which was held on Sunday to discuss the Jan Lokpal bill.

However, the minister informed that some political parties which participated in the meeting reserved their comments on the bill and said that they would wait for the cabinet approved draft of the bill.

“The meeting was held in a cordial manner and we are confident we can take the process forward from here,” Chidambaram said.

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