...But, Anna has confidence in parliament

"Extend winter session if needed"

PTI | December 15, 2011



As consensus eluded political parties on Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare today said he had confidence in parliament that it will pass the bill as everybody in government has given his team the assurance.

However, he said if there is not enough time for deliberations on the legislation, the Winter Session of Parliament should be extended for passing Lokpal Bill.

"(There will be a consensus) in Parliament if not at all-party meeting. All MPs are there, it will be passed there...yesterday people put forward right points, some pointed out the deficiencies.

"Everybody in the government is giving us assurances that we will get a Lokpal Bill. So we should have faith in them.

But if they don't bring it, then we will have to agitate," he said ahead of the second day of Team Anna's Core Committee meeting.

Hazare was responding to questions on consensus eluding the all-party meeting on Lokpal Bill and apprehensions that the bill will not be passed in the ongoing Winter Session.

He also repeated his demand for extending the Winter Session of Parliament for passing Lokpal Bill if there is not enough time for deliberations on the legislation.

"It is important for the country. Earlier also, you have occasions when the Session was extended," he said, adding the venue of his proposed protest could be shifted to Mumbai depending on the weather conditions in Delhi. "If the climate is good, then it will be in Delhi," he added.

Replying to questions on the all-party meeting, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said allmost all the parties were unanimous on CBI getting autonomy.

"The key issue is the autonomy of CBI. You have the SP, BSP, Left, BJP asking for autonomy. I think the Congress view now needs to be known," she told reporters. .

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